Volume 38 · Number 3
MARCH 2008
Treating Depression
In this issue of Psychiatric Annals, three articles give a review of the latest on depression treatment. An analysis of the Sequential Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression (STAR*D) trial gives the practicing psychiatrist valuable information about the implications of research. Also in this month’s issue is a review of current thinking about antidepressants and suicide risk. The issue concludes with a challenging case involving a young man with suicidal thoughts and urges linked to urinary hesitancy.
Is the Current State of Treatment of Depression Satisfactory?
Jan Fawcett, MD
Three Patients with Devout Religious Beliefs
Nahla Mahgoub, MD
Clinically Relevant Findings from STAR*D
A. John Rush, MD;
Jon Kilner, MS, MA;
Maurizio Fava, MD;
Stephen R. Wisniewski, PhD;
Diane Warden, PhD, MBA;
Andrew A. Nierenberg, MD;
Madhukar H. Trivedi, MD
Antidepressants and Suicide: Putting the Risk in Perspective
Robert H. Howland, MD
A 26-year-old Man with Depression, Suicidal Preoccupations, and Urinary Hesitancy
George Isaac, MD
