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Antidepressants<br />

� Selectivity vs specificity<br />

� New antidepressants<br />

� More selective<br />

� Not more specific for any particular type <strong>of</strong> depressive<br />

symptoms<br />

� SSRIs<br />

� Nausea & GI symptoms may not tolerable to some pts<br />

� TCAs<br />

� Side effect <strong>of</strong> sedation useful for pts with insomnia

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