LETTER FROM THE EDITORS 

Deborah J. Hales and Mark H. Rapaport

Major Depressive Disorder and Suicide

Focus 2008 6: 1 [Full Text] [PDF]

Larry R. Faulkner

Performance in Practice in Maintenance of Certification

Focus 2008 6: 1 [Full Text] [PDF]

CLINICAL SYNTHESIS 

Charles B. Nemeroff

Recent Findings in the Pathophysiology of Depression

Focus 2008 6: 3-14 [Full Text] [PDF] [CME: Clinical Synthesis]

Paula Clayton and Tracey Auster

Strategies for the Prevention and Treatment of Suicidal Behavior

Focus 2008 6: 15-21 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME: Clinical Synthesis]

Laura J. Fochtmann, Farifteh F. Duffy, Joyce C. West, Robert Kunkle, and Robert M. Plovnick

Performance in Practice: Sample Tools for the Care of Patients with Major Depressive Disorder

Focus 2008 6: 22-35 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Andrew H. Miller and Charles L. Raison

Immune System Contributions to the Pathophysiology of Depression

Focus 2008 6: 36-45 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME: Clinical Synthesis]

Glen O. Gabbard

Ask the Expert: Major Depressive Disorder

Focus 2008 6: 46 [Full Text] [PDF]

PATIENT MANAGEMENT 

B. Harrison Levine and Ronald C. Albucher

Patient Management Exercise: Major Depressive Disorder and Suicide

Focus 2008 6: 47-57 [Full Text] [PDF]

INFLUENTIAL PUBLICATIONS 

Bibliography for Major Depressive Disorder and Suicide

Focus 2008 6: 58-62 [Full Text] [PDF]

Abstracts For Major Depressive Disorder and Suicide

Focus 2008 6: 63-68 [Full Text] [PDF]

Gonzalo Laje, Silvia Paddock, Husseini Manji, A. John Rush, Alexander F. Wilson, Dennis Charney, and Francis J. McMahon

Genetic Markers of Suicidal Ideation Emerging During Citalopram Treatment of Major Depression

Focus 2008 6: 69-79 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Gregory E. Simon and James Savarino

Suicide Attempts Among Patients Starting Depression Treatment With Medications or Psychotherapy

Focus 2008 6: 80-85 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Isaac Sakinofsky

Treating Suicidality in Depressive Illness. Part 2: Does Treatment Cure or Cause Suicidality?

Focus 2008 6: 86-103 [Full Text] [PDF]

Michael E. Thase, Edward S. Friedman, Melanie M. Biggs, Stephen R. Wisniewski, Madhukar H. Trivedi, James F. Luther, Maurizio Fava, Andrew A. Nierenberg, Patrick J. McGrath, Diane Warden, George Niederehe, Steven D. Hollon, and A. John Rush

Cognitive Therapy Versus Medication in Augmentation and Switch Strategies as Second-Step Treatments: A STAR*D Report

Focus 2008 6: 104-119 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Ellen Frank, David J. Kupfer, Daniel J. Buysse, Holly A. Swartz, Paul A. Pilkonis, Patricia R. Houck, Paola Rucci, Danielle M. Novick, Victoria J. Grochocinski, and Deborah M. Stapf

Randomized Trial of Weekly, Twice-Monthly, and Monthly Interpersonal Psychotherapy as Maintenance Treatment for Women With Recurrent Depression

Focus 2008 6: 120-127 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

A. John Rush, Madhukar H. Trivedi, Stephen R. Wisniewski, Andrew A. Nierenberg, Jonathan W. Stewart, Diane Warden, George Niederehe, Michael E. Thase, Philip W. Lavori, Barry D. Lebowitz, Patrick J. McGrath, Jerrold F. Rosenbaum, Harold A. Sackeim, David J. Kupfer, James Luther, and Maurizio Fava

Acute and Longer-Term Outcomes in Depressed Outpatients Requiring One or Several Treatment Steps: A STAR*D Report

Focus 2008 6: 128-142 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Helen S. Mayberg, Andres M. Lozano, Valerie Voon, Heather E. McNeely, David Seminowicz, Clement Hamani, Jason M. Schwalb, and Sidney H. Kennedy

Deep Brain Stimulation for Treatment-Resistant Depression

Focus 2008 6: 143-154 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Daniel Pagnin, Valéria de Queiroz, Stefano Pini, and Giovanni Battista Cassano

Efficacy of ECT in Depression: A Meta-Analytic Review

Focus 2008 6: 155-162 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]