Tricyclic Antidepressants

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Abstract
ABOUT 70 per cent of prescriptions for tricyclic antidepressants are written by non-psychiatrists, largely physicians in family practice or internal medicine. Depressions seem to be a common problem in medical practice. Despite this widespread recognition of depression and prescription of antidepressant drugs, many believe that depressed patients either are frequently not recognized or that they are inadequately treated.1 2 3 Depression is readily diagnosed when that is the patient's chief complaint; unfortunately, it rarely is. A host of complaints may mask the true underlying disorder. Patients with many vague complaints, most or all of which defy explanation, and those who may be . . .