Search results for "Antidepressants"
MKSAP Quiz: 3-year history of pain in muscles, joints
A 47-year-old woman is evaluated for a 3-year history of pain in all of her muscles and joints. She is a commercial truck driver. Her sleep is poor, and she awakens unrefreshed. She completes a fibromyalgia diagnostic questionnaire and meets the criteria for fibromyalgia. She has anxiety and depression. Following a physical exam and lab results, what is the most appropriate treatment?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/04/02/3.htm
2 Apr 2024
Guidelines on chest pain therapy; antidepressants ranked
Joint criteria offer a practical tool to help physicians choose between therapy and intervention for chest pain, and other news.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/03/news.htm
1 Mar 2009
Walking, jogging, yoga, and strength training help treat depression, analysis finds
More vigorous exercise had a greater effect on depression, according to a meta-analysis of 218 randomized controlled trials that examined the effect of exercise on major depressive disorder compared with psychotherapy, antidepressants, and control conditions.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/02/20/1.htm
20 Feb 2024
MKSAP Quiz: 2-year history of migraine
A 20-year-old man is evaluated for a 2-year history of migraine that began when he started college. Migraine episodes occur 6 to 12 days per month, with more frequent episodes associated with increased stress from difficult assignments or final examinations. All physical examination findings, including vital signs, are unremarkable. What is the most appropriate preventive measure?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/03/12/3.htm
12 Mar 2024
MKSAP Quiz: Evaluation after an ED visit
A 27-year-old man is evaluated during a follow-up visit. He recently visited the emergency department for a burn sustained while setting off fireworks at a party while intoxicated. He has a history of depression but never followed up for treatment and reports that his mood has improved remarkably since then. Following additional medical history and a physical exam, what is the most likely diagnosis?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/02/06/3.htm
6 Feb 2024
Antidepressants no easy fix in primary care
Is depression on the rise, or just the prescriptions for it? Primary care is poised to play a bigger role in mental health care, and that puts an educational burden on internists to learn the proper role of medications.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/01/antidepressants.htm
1 Jan 2012
Preventive cognitive therapy is an effective alternative and addition to antidepressants for preventing depression relapse, study finds
Maintenance treatment with antidepressants was not superior to preventive cognitive therapy after remission or recovery of major depressive disorder, but adding preventive cognitive therapy to antidepressant therapy was superior to antidepressant therapy alone.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/04/10/2.htm
10 Apr 2018
CBT may offer equivalent value to antidepressants as initial therapy for major depression
In a decision analytic model, second-generation antidepressants had an approximately 70% likelihood of being more cost-effective at one year, while cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) had an approximately 75% likelihood of being superior at five years.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/10/29/1.htm
29 Oct 2019
Balancing benefits and harms of pain meds in older adults
Pain guidelines issued by medical societies call for nondrug therapies and exercise as primary recommendations for chronic pain.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/07/balancing-benefits-and-harms-of-pain-meds-in-older-adults.htm
1 Jul 2023
At least 1 year of antidepressant therapy for patients with anxiety appears to lower relapse risk
Discontinuation of antidepressants within a year increased the odds of relapse, and time to relapse was shorter when antidepressants were discontinued rather than continued.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/09/19/4.htm
19 Sep 2017