The drug treatment of anxiety and depression.
The use of the broad range of antidepressant drugs in depression, panic agoraphobia, and generalized anxiety is reviewed and the current ambiguous status of the benzodiazepines in anxiety disorders discussed. The place of newer antianxiety drugs (buspirone, propranolol) and antidepressant drugs (floxetine, bupropion, trazodone) in treatment is considered. Methods for adjusting dose and counteracting common drug side effects are presented.
This article examines job performance and burnout in the workplace. A study is presented which analyzes the consequence of job burnout--specifically the relation of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced accomplishment to job satisfaction--the antecedents of burnout, and the developmental sequence of burnout. An overview of the methods of the study as well as suggestions for future research are provided. Particular focus is given to the implications of the study for burnout interventions.