Herbal Treatment of Major Depression

Currently a practicing psychiatrist in Roseburg, Oregon, the author earned a Ph.D. in Biopsychology at The University of British Columbia, in Vancouver, British Columbia. He then worked for three years as a post-doctoral fellow at The Rockefeller University in the Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology under Bruce McEwen, Ph.D. During his doctoral work and as a post-doctoral fellow, he published 24 papers on the subjects of serotonergic and hormonal regulation of sexual behavior, and on the effects of stress on serotonin receptor subtypes in the brain. The author then attended medical school at The University of Illinois, and after graduating in 1996, he did his residency in psychiatry at The University of Virginia. In 2007, Elsevier published his first book, Metabolic Syndrome and Psychiatric Illness: Interactions, pathophysiology, assessment and treatment. In 2009, M. Evans published his second book, Beyond Alzheimer’s: How to avoid the modern epidemic of dementia

• Major Depression: A brief history of Western medical treatment; How antidepressants work, but often do not; Clues revealed by ketamine; New understanding of the nature and causes of Major Depression; Phytochemicals; Herbs with Antidepressant Effects; The rapid antidepressants effects of Yueue, and the herbs of Traditional Chinese Medicine; The antidepressant effects of flavonoids; Antidepressant effects of terpenes, polyphenolics, and other non-flavonoid phytochemicals; Practical Use: Why one herb rather than another?

Scott Mendelson, MD, PhD, has written a landmark volume in the Clinical Pharmacognosy series on Botanical Medicines for CRC Press. Why is this a landmark book? It thoughtfully reviews theories of the mechanisms of activity for antidepressants, including ketamine, and lays out the evidence for herbal activity through those mechanisms.. . . .I highly recommend this book for psychiatrists and other health professionals treating depression. Furthermore, phytopharmaceutical researchers interested in developing new treatments will find valuable ideas to pursueRichard P. Brown, Review of Herbal Treatment of Major Depression: Scientific Basis and Practical Use, Psychiatric Times, 20th January 2020Full Review: www.psychiatrictimes.com/film-and-book-reviews/herbal-treatment-major-depression-scientific-basis-and-practical-use