Treating Depression

Treating depression with cannabinoids

Although a variety of drugs are available for the treatment of depression, therapy is not effective in all cases and finding alternative options is desirable. Results from animal studies, anecdotal experience reported by patients using cannabis and observations from clinical studies where cannabinoids were used in serious diseases suggest an anti-depressive potential of cannabinoid receptor ago...

Treating depression during pregnancy.

Ms. A. is a pleasant 29-year-old woman, 17 weeks pregnant, in a stable and supportive marital relationship. She was referred to our clinic for treatment of depression. She has 2 healthy daughters at home, aged 2 and 4 years. She has a history of 5 episodes of depression, with 2 perinatal episodes associated with her previous pregnancies. She had been maintained successfully on antidepressants b...

Identifying and treating postpartum depression.

Postpartum depression affects 10% to 20% of women in the United States and negatively influences maternal, infant, and family health. Assessment of risk factors and depression symptoms is needed to identify women at risk for postpartum depression for early referral and treatment. Individual and group psychotherapy have demonstrated efficacy as treatments, and some complementary/alternative ther...

Identifying and treating adolescent depression.

Recognizing and treating peripartum depression.

BACKGROUND In this article, we review current data on the prevalence of, risk factors for, and treatment of peripartum depression. METHOD Pertinent publications were retrieved by searches in Medline and the Cochrane Library using the key words "peri/pre/post", "partum/partal/natal", "maternal/motherhood/pregnancy", and "depression/affective disorder". RESULTS Depression is the most common p...