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.
Synonyms: Antidepressant, Thymoleptic, Agents, Antidepressive, Agent, Antidepressive, Antidepressive Agents, Thymoanaleptic, 0, Thymoanaleptics, Antidepressants, Drugs, Antidepressant, Antidepressant Drug, Antidepressant Drugs, Antidepressive Agent, Drug, Antidepressant, Thymoleptics
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66; PSYCHIC ENERGIZERS was see ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS 1963-94; THYMOLEPTICS was see TRANQUILIZING AGENTS 1969-78 ,general or unspecified; prefer specific groups ,use ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS to search PSYCHIC ENERGIZERS 1966-94; use ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS & TRANQUILIZING AGENTS to search THYMOLEPTICS 1969-78
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