Dr Ken Gillman
Critical independent evaluations in psycho-pharmacology
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AbstractThis commentary reviews the tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) and their place in the treatment of depressive illness, updating information from my seminal review paper on their pharmacology (2007) with data from…
In brief This seems to be the latest in a persistently limp and desperate series of ‘new’ anti-depressants with ‘faster-better’ AD action. Evidence for any usefully novel action or efficacy…
1. Patients with previous episodes of severe depression (especially if it was unresponsive, or only partially responsive, to an SSRI)2. Those whose current episode is severe or shows psychomotor retardation…
AbstractThis paper points out that precise use of terms in pharmacology and nosology is essential to understanding MAOI drugs and their potential uses and interactions. The approved indications for their…
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