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.

Also Known As:

Antidepressants; Antidepressant Drugs; Agent, Antidepressive; Drug, Antidepressant; Medication, Antidepressant; Antidepressant; Antidepressant Drug; Antidepressant Medication; Antidepressive Agent; Thymoanaleptic; Thymoanaleptics; Thymoleptic; Thymoleptics

Chemical Actions and Uses
- Pharmacologic Actions: 160
  - Therapeutic Uses: 47080
    - Central Nervous System Agents: 51
      - Psychotropic Drugs: 3130
        Antidepressive Agents: 19801

Jeffrey J Crooke Selected Research

Jeffrey J Crooke Research Topics

Disease

Drug/Important Bio-Agent (IBA)