Antidepressive Agents
Mood-stimulating drugs used primarily in the treatment of affective disorders and related conditions. Several MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITORS are useful as antidepressants apparently as a long-term consequence of their modulation of catecholamine levels. The tricyclic compounds useful as antidepressive agents (ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC) also appear to act through brain catecholamine systems. A third group (ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, SECOND-GENERATION) is a diverse group of drugs including some that act specifically on serotonergic systems.
Year introduced: 1966
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Tree Number(s): D27.505.954.427.700.122
MeSH Unique ID: D000928
Entry Terms:
- Antidepressant Drug
- Drug, Antidepressant
- Antidepressant Medication
- Medication, Antidepressant
- Antidepressant
- Antidepressant Drugs
- Antidepressants
- Antidepressive Agent
- Agent, Antidepressive
- Thymoanaleptics
- Thymoanaleptic
- Thymoleptics
- Thymoleptic
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