Steinberg P I
Can Fam Physician. 1989 May;35:1105-7.
The author employs recent diagnostic criteria to distinguish between depressive illness (major depressive episode) and other conditions involving depressive mood that more commonly present to the family physician. Relative indications for antidepressant medication and for two types of psychotherapy are discussed. The potential results of routinely prescribing antidepressants to patients who complain of depressive mood are outlined.
作者采用最新的诊断标准来区分抑郁性疾病(重度抑郁发作)与其他更常出现在家庭医生处的伴有抑郁情绪的病症。文中讨论了抗抑郁药物治疗以及两种心理治疗方法的相关指征。概述了对抱怨有抑郁情绪的患者常规开具抗抑郁药物可能产生的结果。