DEPRESSION AND ITS PHARMACOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT: A CRITICAL REVIEW

Authors

  • Nagapati P Bhat Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Yenepoya Medical College, Yenepoya University, Mangalore-575018
  • P Preethishree Department of Microbiology, K S Hegde Medical Academy, Nitte University, Mangalore-575018

Abstract

Depression is considered as an affective disorder characterized primarily by change of mood. It is associated with significant socioeconomic problems, morbidity and mortality. The prevalence of major depression in the general population is estimated at 5% in world population. Prevalence ranges from 9% in ambulatory medical patients to 30% in hospitalized patients. According to the World Health report approximately 450 million people suffer from a mental or behavioral disorder, yet only a small minority of them receives even the most basic treatment. Currently, the available anti-depressant agents are associated with unwanted side effects and have their own limitations. An increasing number of herbal products have been introduced into psychiatric practice, as alternative or complementary medicines. The added advantages of indigenous medicinal treatment would include its complementary nature to the conventional treatment making latter safer, well tolerated and economical remedy for depressive disorders.

Key words: Depression, Anti-depressants, Pharmacotherapy, Side effects

DOI

https://doi.org/10.22270/jddt.v5i4.1162

Author Biographies

Nagapati P Bhat, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Yenepoya Medical College, Yenepoya University, Mangalore-575018

Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Yenepoya Medical College, Yenepoya University, Mangalore-575018

P Preethishree, Department of Microbiology, K S Hegde Medical Academy, Nitte University, Mangalore-575018

Department of Microbiology, K S Hegde Medical Academy, Nitte University, Mangalore-575018

Published

2015-07-15
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Bhat NP, Preethishree P. DEPRESSION AND ITS PHARMACOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT: A CRITICAL REVIEW. J. Drug Delivery Ther. [Internet]. 2015 Jul. 15 [cited 2025 Nov. 16];5(4):54-60. Available from: https://jddtonline.info/index.php/jddt/article/view/1162

Issue

Vol 5, No 4 (2015): Volume 5, Issue 4, July-August 2015

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Review

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Bhat NP, Preethishree P. DEPRESSION AND ITS PHARMACOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT: A CRITICAL REVIEW. J. Drug Delivery Ther. [Internet]. 2015 Jul. 15 [cited 2025 Nov. 16];5(4):54-60. Available from: https://jddtonline.info/index.php/jddt/article/view/1162
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