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Successfully Prescribing MAOIs for Depression

Psychiatric Times

ACTIVITY GOAL To inform readers of best practices in prescribing monoamine oxidase inhibitors for the treatment of major depressive disorder. Physicians (CME) 2. Other All other clinicians either will receive a CME Attendance Certificate or may choose any of the types of CE credit being offered. LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1.

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Depression: Biological or Psychological?

Mad in America

Many people also believe the psychiatric drugs prescribed to treat depression are effective because they correct a verified biological causation for depression, a chemical imbalance in the brain. NIMH regarded depression as a rare, non-recurring disorder, with a very favorable prognosis. It was treated psychologically, not medically.

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How Do Psychiatry Residents Learn Psychopharmacology?

Psychiatric Times

Author(s): Joseph F. Goldberg, MD , Stephen M. Stahl, MD, PhD, DSc (Hon) Now more than ever, capturing and scaling the ingredients that make for compelling and impactful teaching for trainees is vital to our future. andrey_orlov/AdobeStock CLINICAL REFLECTIONS Medical education has traversed an evolving path over the past few decades.

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