Pharmacology of Antidepressants

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Authors

Alan Frazer · The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Abstract

This review covers mechanisms of action, efficacy, side effects, and toxicity of various classes of antidepressants: tricyclic antidepressants, monoamine oxidase inhibitors, second-generation antidepressants including the selective inhibitors of serotonin reuptake, and novel drugs such as mirtazapine, nefazodone, and venlafaxine.

Topics & Keywords

Treatment of Major Depression Bipolar Disorder and Treatment Tryptophan and brain disorders

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volume 17, pp. 2S-18S

DOI: 10.1097/00004714-199704001-00002

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