Applying neuropharmacology when treating patients with depression

Journal of Family Practice, Dec, 2003 by Adam Keller Ashton, Dale A. D'Mello, Bezalel Dantz, Jaye Hefner, F. George Leon, Gary A. Matson, C. Brendan Montano, James F. Pradko, Norman Sussman, Bertrand Winsberg

Dr Leon received his medical degree from the University of Zaragoza in Zaragoza, Spain. He completed his pediatric internship at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA, and his family practice residency at Polyclinic Medical Center in Harrisburg, PA.

Gary A. Matson, MD

Primary Care Practice

Fresno, CA

Dr Matson is board-certified in family practice. In addition to a private primary care practice, he is medical director of a weight management program for Sante Community Physicians. His educational video on the obese teenager is now used throughout the school systems.

Dr Matson received a medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine and completed a residency through University of California, San Francisco, UCSF-San Joaquin Valley. Dr Matson also has an undergraduate degree in psychology and a master of science degree in physiology.

C. Brendan Montano, MD

Assistant Clinical Instructor

Department of Family Practice

University of Connecticut Medical School

Private Practice

Cromwell, CT

Dr Montano is an assistant clinical instructor at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine in the Department of Family Practice in Farmington, CT. He practices internal and preventative medicine in Cromwell, CT, with a special interest in treating depression and anxiety disorders. He also serves as the director of Connecticut Clinical Research.

Dr Montano earned his bachelor's degree from the College of The Holy Cross in Worcester, MA, and his medical degree from Albany Medical College in Albany, NY. In 1972, Dr Montano served as chief medical resident at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford, CT, where he completed his residency training in internal medicine.

Dr Montano is recognized internationally as an expert in the recognition and treatment of mood disorders in the primary care setting. In 1998, he presented his interview techniques at a tutorial for the World Health Organization at the AEP congress in Copenhagen. Dr Montano presents CME conferences and lectures through a variety of media. He has authored several articles in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

James F. Pradko, MSc, MD

Family Practice

Director Bay Pointe Depression Clinic

New Baltimore, Michigan

Dr Pradko is in private family practice in New Baltimore, MI, on staff at Mount Clemens General Hospital, and is a part-time instructor in the department of family practice at St. John Hospital in Detroit, MI. In addition, he is the director of Bay Pointe Depression Clinic, which specializes in treating the side effects caused by antidepressants. Dr Pradko lectures nationally on the topic of neurotransmitters and antidepressants. He conducts research in the areas of antidepressant-induced sexual dysfunction and serotonin fatigue. His most recent research appeared in the May 2002 issue of the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

Dr Pradko received his master of science (theoretical physics) and medical degree from the University of Alberta, Canada. He completed his internship at the University of Toronto and his residency in family medicine at St. John Hospital in Detroit, MI.