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This article provides an overview of the medication issues and concerns that social workers may encounter when participating in the treatment of clients who suffer from major depression. This overview includes information about the condition of major depression, the medications used to treat this disorder, their short- and long-term efficacy, side effects, and other important considerations for effective social work.

The effects of three current social work treatments to improve the relationship between family members and their relatives who suffer from dementia were examined in a pretest-posttest control group experimental design. The interventions provided for family members were an educational approach, a supportive approach, and a combined approach. Relationship satisfaction was measured by a modified version of the Child's Attitude Toward Mother/Father Scale. The treatments, in order of effectiveness, were education, combination, and support. The use of these treatments as therapeutic modalities are discussed and implications for social work practice are considered

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Taking into Account the Person-in-Situation -- Why do Social Workers Need to Know About Medications? -- Which Social Workers are Involved in Using Medication Information for Their Clients? -- As a Member of a Collaborative (Interdisciplinary) Team, What is the Unique Role of the Social Worker? -- Do Social Workers Need to Know About All Medications and Why They are Being Taken? -- What Type of Information Should Social Workers Know About Medication?