Antidepressants in Spine Surgery: A Systematic Review to Determine Benefits and Risks.

Antidepressant drugs can be advantageous in treating psychiatric and non-psychiatric illnesses, including spinal disorders. However, spine surgeons remain unfamiliar with the advantages and disadvantages of the use of antidepressant drugs as a part of the medical management of diseases of the spine. Our review article describes a systematic method using the PubMed/Medline database with a specific set of keywords to identify such benefits and drawbacks based on 17 original relevant articles published between January 2000 and February 2018; this provides the community of spine surgeons with available cumulative evidence contained within two tables illustrating both observational (10 studies; three cross-sectional, three case-control, and four cohort studies) and interventional (seven randomized clinical trials) studies.

Antidepressant Prescriptions in Neurosurgical Practice: A Survey of Current Trends.

Aim: To better understand the indications and the impact of antidepressant drugs on the field of neurosurgery in terms of risks and benefits in Turkey.

Material And Methods: A national survey was conducted among neurosurgeons in current practice in Turkey to report routine prescription trends of antidepressant drugs. Gender, neurosurgical subspecialty, city, type of practice, years of experience, antidepressant agent, indications and reasons not to prescribe were ascertained.

Assessment of Psychopathology and Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents With Migraine.

Aim: The aims of this study were to investigate comorbid psychiatric disorders and to identify anxiety and depression levels and quality of life in children and adolescents with migraine; and to assess their relationship with migraine.

Method: 35 patients aged 9-16 years were followed in our neurology clinic and their parents were included into the study. 35 age- and sex-matched patients were employed as the control group.