Depression

What is depression? A depressive disorder is a whole-body illness, involving the body, mood, and thoughts, and affects the way a person eats and sleeps, feels about themselves, and thinks. It is not the same as being unhappy or in a blue mood. Also called major depressive disorder or clinical depression, it affects how you […]

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Antidepressant Augmentation Strategies in Unipolar Depressive Disorders

What is the evidence base? This lecture focuses on Augmentation, adding a second treatment to ongoing antidepressant treatment. David L. Fogelson, M.D. Clinical Professor of Psychiatry David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences Augmentation Strategies Pharmaceuticals with and without FDA indication for antidepressant augmentation Nutraceuticals Psychostimulation Psychotherapy Principles of […]

Diagnosis and Treatment of Major Depression in Adolescence

Diagnosis and Treatment of Major Depression in Adolescence

David L. Fogelson, M.D. Clinical Professor of Psychiatry David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA And The Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA Mary Presents with frequent school absences Stomach aches Difficulty sleeping due to stomach pain Missing school frequently Sad nearly all the time Recent onset of the following symptoms Can’t […]

Off-Label Use of Atypical Antipsychotics

Off-Label Use of Atypical Antipsychotics: An Update

Summary of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality “AHRQ” Report David L. Fogelson, M.D. Clinical Professor of Psychiatry David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA And The Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA Suggested Citation for most material in this presentation Maglione M, Ruelaz Maher A, Hu J, Wang Z, Shanman […]