New trends in the diagnosis and treatment of depression.
New trends in the diagnosis and treatment of depression are reviewed. The use of biologic markers as aids in diagnosing depression and in predicting response to specific antidepressant drugs is discussed, and monitoring therapeutic response by plasma tricyclic antidepressant levels is reviewed.
D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic / Q000097:blood / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D003907:Dexamethasone; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006801:Humans; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology; D013973:Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone
D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; D013973:Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone; D003907:Dexamethasone