Psychiatric Evaluation

B. Understand the indications, contraindications, efficacy, use, drug interactions, and side effects of classical and newer or alternative antidepressants for treating comorbid mood or anxiety disorders in patients with pain. This would include the use of first-generation agents (e.g., tricyclics, including nortriptyline and desipramine, and monoamine oxidase inhibitors, including phenelzine), as well as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs, e.g., fluoxetine and paroxetine), serotonergicnoradrenergic reuptake inhibitors (e.g., venlafaxine and mirtazapine), and noradrenergic-dopaminergic reuptake inhibitors (e.g., bupropion).