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Personalized Antidepressant Treatments: Augmentation Options for Different Depression Subtypes

August 25, 2024
Deepti Anbarasan, MD., David Liebers, MD, and Greg Malzberg, MD
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Have a patient with depression treatment that isn't working? In this video, we explore the latest breakthroughs in antidepressant augmentation, showing how personalized medicine can enhance outcomes for patients with various forms of depression. Whether your patient is facing anxious depression, depression with insomnia, or psychotic depression, this video offers evidence-based strategies that incorporate augmenation options such as lithium for depression, esketamine for depression, and quetiapine for depression.


We take a deep dive into the complexities of antidepressant-resistant depression and introduce you to powerful augmentation methods for depression with mixed features and depression with suicidality. Learn how to improve mental health treatment by adopting personalized antidepressant strategies tailored to specific symptoms like fatigue and depression, clinical depression, and even conditions exacerbated by inflammation and obesity. Discover how depression medication can be optimized with innovative approaches like intranasal esketamine, modafinil for depression, and augmentation with L-methylfolate and omega-3 fatty acids.


We also cover the use of antipsychotics for psychotic depression, the impact of insomnia on depression, and how augmenting treatment with rTMS or benzodiazepines can offer relief for those who don't respond to standard therapies. Get insights on the best approaches for treating antidepressant-resistant depression and complex depression cases. We review light therapy for winter depression, bupropion for mixed features, and other novel strategies can help bring relief. This video is helpful for those interested inpersonalized medicine. By the end of this video, you'll have a betterunderstanding of the effective depression medications, antidepressant strategies, and personalized approaches for enhancing treatment outcomes in patients with different depressive disorders. If you're looking for an in-depth look at the future of mental health care, including depression medication optimization and personalized antidepressant strategies, this video will provide a starting point to improve patient outcomes and navigate complex cases of clinical depression.


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