Pharmacotherapy of Depression

One of the focal points of Pharmacotherapy of Depression, Second Edition will be the treatment of depression in special populations. The treatment of depression in these special populations will include geriatric depression, bipolar depression, psychotic depression, substance abuse and depression, HIV/AIDS-related depression, depression associated with pregnancy, posttraumatic stress disorder, and depression in children. Treatment of depression in the medically ill, a topic not covered in the First Edition, will also be covered in a new chapter. Another new addition will be a chapter devoted to providing an overview of the Star*D trial, a recently completed clinical study sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health which focused on finding optimal treatment methods for adults with major depressive disorders who did not respond favorably to a first treatment with medication.