Antidepressants

Antidepressants. Depression. Types of depression. Symptoms. Diagnosis. Causes of depression. Treatment for depression. Neurotransmitters and the catecholamine hypothesis. Monoamine oxidase (mao) and depression. Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (maois). Maois on the market. Maois mechanism of action. Maois side effects. The receptor sensitivity hypothesis. Tricyclic antidepressants (tcas). Tcas on the market. Tcas mechanism of action. Tcas side effects. Tetracyclic antidepressants (tecas). Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. Ssris on the market. Ssris mechanism of action. Ssris side effects. Serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (snris). Norepinephrine-dopamine reuptake inhibitors (ndris). Assigned reading. Homework questions. References.