Putative mechanisms of action of antidepressant drugs in affective and anxiety disorders and pain

Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 37-43

  Blier, P ^a   Abbott, F V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antidepressive agents; Anxiety disorders; Depressive disorder; Obsessive compulsive disorder; Pain; Psychopharmacology; Receptors serotonin

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; KETANSERIN; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN 2A RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SPIPERONE;

AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ANALGESIA; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; NEUROTRANSMISSION; OBSESSION; ORBITAL CORTEX; PAIN; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; ANXIETY DISORDERS; HUMANS; MOOD DISORDERS; PAIN;

EID: 0035127216     PISSN: 11804882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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