Federal Bureau of Prisons Clinical Practice Guidelines: Management of Major Depressive Disorder
Publication year:
2009
| Cataloged on:
Jul. 29, 2008
ANNOTATION: While not addressing bipolar disorders, these guidelines provide recommendations for the management of depression experienced by federal inmates. Sections of these guidelines include: purpose; introduction; screening; diagnosis; treatment--overview, stages of therapy, medications, pregnancy; and inmate education. Appendixes provide information about: DSM - IV criteria for major depressive episode and disorder; pharmacologic/toxic agents that can cause or exacerbate depressive symptoms; medical conditions associated with depression; antidepressant medication—indications and dosing; side effects of antidepressant medications; severe drug-drug interactions with MAOIs (monoamine oxidase inhibitors); foods to avoid during MAOI treatment; drug washout times between antidepressant trials; frequently asked questions (FAQs) about depression; resources on depression; and inmate education program on depression (patient quiz).