Paper about Depression:
1. Write a small assignment (5 pages) on the given topics:
2. The assignment should cover the following points:
- Suitable diagrams.
- Details of the topics
- Flow charts if any.
- Mechanisms in details.
3. Source of information could be books, scientific journal, internet websites
4. The assignment should have topics in the following order:
Depression
-Introduction to depression and Physiological factors of depression.
-Physiologic symptoms of depression (central, endocrine & peripheral symptoms).
-Physiologic mechanisms (The Monoamine Hypothesis and Monoamine Receptor changes).
-Treatment (Somatic interventions : Antidepressants, Lithium, Electroconvulsive therapy and adjustment of Circadian rhythms , Psychosocial interventions)
Reference - Suggested references: Basic Clinical Pharmacology by Ring & Dale, Comprehensive Pharmacy by Goddmann and Gilmann, Textbook of Medical Physiology by Guyton & Hall.