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Treatment Of Resistant Depression, Brittany Michels
Treatment Of Resistant Depression, Brittany Michels
Physician Assistant Scholarly Project Posters
• Depression is a common and debilitating disease complicated by comorbidities, medication side effects, limited alternative treatment options, and poor patient adherence.
• Currently, clinical practice guidelines are available outlining the indications and treatment options for depression.
• Discussion will involve pathophysiology of the disease process and possible treatments, such as pharmacotherapy, cognitive behavioral therapy and somatic therapy, including electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).
• ECT is widely accepted as an effective treatment for severe refractory depression, but has a negative social stigma despite its effectiveness.
• This paper has shown ECT remains the most effective treatment of severe refractory depression in …