Response to treatment: Gaining and maintaining remission from depression

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

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.

Norman Sussman, MD

Professor of Psychiatry

New York University School of Medicine

New York, New York

Dr Sussman is a professor of psychiatry at the New York University School of Medicine. He is a graduate of New York Medical College and completed his internship and residency at Metropolitan Hospital in New York City and the Westchester County Medical Center in Valhalla, NY.

He has served as director of residency training at the NYU Medical Center for 4 years and is currently co-director of the Center for Study of Depression in Parkinson's Disease at the NYU Medical Center. He is editor of the journal Primary Psychiatry, and has been a contributor to The Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry for the past 6 editions. He is consulting editor for the next edition of The Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry and the current edition of The Handbook of Psychiatric Drug Therapy.

Dr Sussman's research activities have included studies of various psychotropic drugs. He is also a frequent contributor to medical literature. Dr Sussman is a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and a member of the American Medical Association. He also serves on the Board of Governors of the NYU/Bellevue Psychiatric Society.

Bertrand Winsberg, MS, MD

Research Professor

Department of Psychiatry

New York University School of Medicine

New York City, New York

Dr Winsberg is a research professor in psychiatry at NYU Medical School and an attending physician in child psychiatry and pediatrics at Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY. He has conducted research in developmental and pediatric neuropsychiatry with a special interest in pediatric psychopharmacology. Recent work includes molecular genetic mechanisms of drug response to stimulant medication. He is a reviewer for the American Journal of Psychiatry and the recipient of research grants from the NIH. His work on the dopamine transporter received a National Research Award from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

Dr Winsberg received his medical degree from the University of Michigan, where he also completed his training in adult psychiatry. He completed his training in child psychiatry at the University of Michigan and developmental pediatrics at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. Current research interests include the neurohormonal basis of weight gain with atypical antipsychotic drugs in children.