Summary
Millions of Americans suffer from depression and anxiety. The exact causes of these conditions are not definitively known, but they can be treated effectively with medication, counseling, and other methods. Because the severity of these illnesses varies and individuals react to medications differently, pharmaceutical companies have developed many different drugs for these conditions. These medications affect a variety of biochemical pathways and areas of the brain and are typically used in conjunction with counseling and therapy. Newly updated, Antidepressants and Antianxiety Drugs, Second Edition explores the benefits and drawbacks to these drugs.
About the Author(s)
Alan Hecht, D.C., is a practicing chiropractor in New York. He is also an adjunct professor at Farmingdale State College, C.W. Post campus of Long Island University, and Nassau Community College. He teaches courses in medical microbiology, anatomy and physiology, comparative anatomy, human physiology, human nutrition, embryology, graduate anatomy, and physiology for medical physics and general biology. In addition, he is the course coordinator for human nutrition and graduate anatomy and physiology for medical physics at Hofstra University, where he is an adjunct associate professor. Dr. Hecht received his B.S. in biology/premedical studies from Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck, New Jersey. He received his M.S. in basic medical sciences from New York University School of Medicine. He also received his Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.) degree from New York Chiropractic College in Brookville, New York.