RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 A practical approach to prescribing antidepressants
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 625
OP 631
DO 10.3949/ccjm.80a.12133
VO 80
IS 10
A1 Elizabeth Shultz
A1 Donald A. Malone, JR.
YR 2013
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/80/10/625.abstract
AB Although antidepressant drugs do not differ much in their efficacy rates, the particular characteristics of one drug may make it a better choice in a given patient. This article provides insight into the art of prescribing antidepressants in primary care, with recommendations for prescribing for patients with chronic pain, sexual dysfunction, anxiety, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, severe insomnia, old age, diabetes, and heart problems.