ANTIDEPRESSANTS

Authors
Citation
A. Frazer, ANTIDEPRESSANTS, The Journal of clinical psychiatry, 58, 1997, pp. 9-25
Citations number
155
Categorie Soggetti
Psycology, Clinical",Psychiatry,Psychiatry
ISSN journal
01606689
Volume
58
Year of publication
1997
Supplement
6
Pages
9 - 25
Database
ISI
SICI code
0160-6689(1997)58:<9:A>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
This review covers the chemical structures, efficacy, side effects, to xicity, and mechanisms of action of various classes of antidepressants : tricyclic antidepressants, monoamine oxidase inhibitors, and second generation antidepressants including the serotonin selective reuptake inhibitors, and novel drugs such as mirtazapine, nefazodone, and venla faxine.