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Clinical Manual for Diagnosis and Treatment of Psychotic Depression 

Anthony J. Rothschild, M.D. 

Psychotic depression is a dangerous and debilitating illness that, tragically, often has fatal consequences. Studies indicate that between 16% and 54% of all depressed adults suffer from a psychosis. While this condition is completely treatable, thousands of cases remain misdiagnosed or overlooked because of a lack of interest and awareness among clinicians, the pharmaceutical industry, and the National Institute of Mental Health. As the first comprehensive guide to cover assessment, treatment, and management of patients with psychotic depression, Clinical Manual for Diagnosis and Treatment of Psychotic Depression, by Dr. Anthony Rothschild, is an invaluable resource for both clinicians and students. The only comprehensive manual of its kind, Clinical Manual for Diagnosis and Treatment of Psychotic Depression is an important reference for any psychiatric setting. 

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WORCESTER, Mass. Adding an antidepressant medication doesn't help depressed people who are alreadybeing treated with mood stabilizers for bipolar disorder, but it also doesn't trigger episodes of mania, according to a large clinical trial reported online yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine. "This study has shown that two very commonly used antidepressants did not make a difference", Dr. Jayendra Patel, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, said in an interview.  One of the article's co-authors, Dr. Patel led the UMass site for 4,360- patient, 22-center trial called the Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for Bipolar Disorder (STEP-BD), sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health. Worcester Telegram & Gazette (MA), March 29, 2007, Section: Health