title: Today's antidepressants.
abstract: Although antidepressant drugs are effective in reversing depression, all are capable of producing serious side effects. The nurse can help minimize potential problems through the use of effective patient teaching that begins as soon as the decision is made to initiate drug therapy and ends several weeks after therapy is discontinued.
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Porterfield
mesh_terms: D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000145:classification / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents