Antidepressants Depression: experience unusually long periods of sadness guilt and decreased interest in activities can occur alone or a part of a larger disorder such as bipolar disorder people with bipolar disorder experience periods of depression alternating with periods of mania in which person feels abnormally optimistic euphoric and energetic Treatment: Antidepressant drugs which work by elevating levels of certain neurotransmitters in the brain led to development of monoamine hypothesis Content: 1. Monoamine hypothesis 2. Five different classes 3. Serotonergic neuron & Noradrenergic neuron 4. Drug a. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) b. Serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) c. Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) d. Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) e. Atypical antidepressants 5. Lithium 6. Reference 1. Monoamine hypothesis states th...
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