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Session 2: In Defense of Antidepressants
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Reflect on what we’ve learned about SSRIs and depression over the past two decades, including:

  • How to determine whether a client should be on medication
  • What 25 years of clinical research has taught us about the effectiveness of antidepressants
  • The often overlooked dangers of not providing sufficiently aggressive treatment for depression
  • Whether SSRIs change personality as well as reduce symptoms
  • What we've learned about how antidepressants actually affect serotonin and the brain

OBJECTIVES

  1. Explain why modern-day SSRIs like Prozac were considered improvements upon older antidepressants like Imipramine and Desipramine.
  2. Identify two ethical dilemmas Peter Kramer says came about with the introduction of Prozac and other SSRIs.
  3. Specify under what circumstances it’s most appropriate to introduce SSRIs to depressed clients in a therapeutic regimen.

OUTLINE

  • Breakthroughs for Prozac
  • Predecessors
  • Today's Psychiatrists
  • The Placebo Effect in SSRIs

Richard Simon, Ph.D.

Richard Simon, PhD, was a clinical psychologist and the late editor of Psychotherapy Networker, the most topical, timely, and widely read publication in the psychotherapy field. During his career, he received every major magazine industry honor, including the National Magazine Award.

 

Speaker Disclosures:

Financial: Rich Simon is the President of Psychotherapy Networker, Inc. and the editor of Psychotherapy Networker magazine. He is a published author and receives royalties. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.

Non-financial: Rich Simon has no relevant non-financial relationships.
 

Peter Kramer, MD

Peter Kramer received his MD from Harvard. A clinical professor of psychiatry at Brown University, he has a private practice in Providence, Rhode Island. His writing have appeared in The New York TimesThe Washington Post, and other national publications. He has written several books, including Moments of Engagement: Intimate Psychotherapy in a Technological Age (Penguin), Should You Leave?Listening to Prozac and Spectacular Happiness.


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