Single-action versus dual-action antidepressants.

Single Versus Multi-Faceted Implementation Strategies – Is There a Simple Answer to a Complex Question? A Response to Recent Commentaries and a Call to Action for Implementation Practitioners and Researchers

Onset of action and duration of efficacy of inferior alveolar nerve block versus single lingual subperi-osteal injection of 4% articaine in mandibular second molars: A randomized clinical trial

Background and Aim: Achieving adequate pulpal anesthesia could be challenging in mandibular molars. There are some disagreements about the success rate of local infiltration anesthesia with articaine as primary injection. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of 4% articaine lingual subperiosteal injection as the primary injection for permanent mandibular second molars in ...

Antidepressant Prescribing Patterns in Korea: Results from the Clinical Research Center for Depression Study

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to investigate antidepressant prescribing patterns, including initial choice, switching and combining, and concomitant use of non-antidepressant agents, for depressive disorders in naturalistic clinical care settings in Korea. METHODS Patients with depressive disorder were recruited from both outpatient and inpatient settings in 18 hospitals from all over Korea. Tre...

Praxis: a Paradigm for Action Research

Action research is a research methodology with a dual purpose (action and research). Action research as other research approach is led through a paradigm or a philosophical perspective. This article briefly describes paradigm, research paradigm and discuss about “which paradigm (positivism, interpretive, or praxis) does cover action research?”.

Treatment of depression in the elderly: a review of the recent literature on the efficacy of single- versus dual-action antidepressants.

BACKGROUND Despite the prevalence of depression in the elderly, there is a shortage of randomized controlled studies comparing the efficacy of various antidepressant classes in this population. OBJECTIVES This review of recent data on the treatment of depression in the elderly examined the relative efficacy of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and 2 antidepressant classes ha...