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Still Down: What to Do When Antidepressants Fail
Dean F. Mackinnon
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Description for Still Down: What to Do When Antidepressants Fail
Paperback. By identifying aspects of the individual's qualities, behaviors, and experiences that may account for poor response to treatment, Still Down points the way for people with TRD and their families to find appropriate diagnoses and the best possible care. Series: A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book. Num Pages: 152 pages, 1, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: MMJ; VFJB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 217 x 12. Weight in Grams: 190.
Major depressive disorder is a common medical condition that can be disabling and can persist for months, even years. Many people experience depression symptoms that resist treatment. Although they try various combinations of medications, psychotherapy, or electroconvulsive therapy, their symptoms don't improve. What can people who have treatment-resistant depression do to overcome their depression and feel better? In Still Down, Dr. Dean F. MacKinnon, a psychiatrist at Johns Hopkins Medical School, presents nine composite stories drawn from patients he has seen in his twenty years as an expert in treatment-resistant mood disorders. The first section of the book features ... Read more
Major depressive disorder is a common medical condition that can be disabling and can persist for months, even years. Many people experience depression symptoms that resist treatment. Although they try various combinations of medications, psychotherapy, or electroconvulsive therapy, their symptoms don't improve. What can people who have treatment-resistant depression do to overcome their depression and feel better? In Still Down, Dr. Dean F. MacKinnon, a psychiatrist at Johns Hopkins Medical School, presents nine composite stories drawn from patients he has seen in his twenty years as an expert in treatment-resistant mood disorders. The first section of the book features ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
Series
A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book
Number of Pages
152
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421421063
SKU
V9781421421063
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About Dean F. Mackinnon
Dean F. MacKinnon, MD, is an associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where he specializes in treatment-resistant mood disorders. He is the author of Trouble in Mind: An Unorthodox Introduction to Psychiatry.
Reviews for Still Down: What to Do When Antidepressants Fail
... Patients, psychiatry residents, and physicians will find this a helpful guide to reconsidering clinical options when standard treatments don't work. Library Journal In a concise, clearly written and exceptionally helpful book, [MacKinnon] provides insights and advice on what to do if [antidepressant] medications don't work initially... Brief summaries, case notes, and excellent appendices make this a useful book for ... Read more