title: Antidepressants in rehabilitation.
abstract: Antidepressant medications have a variety of uses in addition to the treatment of depression. This article focuses on the two most widely used categories of antidepressants, tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) and the newer selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), and highlights their use in post-stroke depression and chronic pain.
authors.affiliation: University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Teasell
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Merskey
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Deshpande
mesh_terms: D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000145:classification / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010148:Intractable Pain / Q000150:complications / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents