Antidepressant drug action: A neuropsychological perspective

Depression and Anxiety

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 231-233

  Harmer, Catherine J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGOMELATINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; APREPITANT; CITALOPRAM; DIAZEPAM; DULOXETINE; MIRTAZAPINE; REBOXETINE;

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; HUMAN; MOOD; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AMYGDALA; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NERVE NET; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 77649260954     PISSN: 10914269     EISSN: 15206394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/da.20680     Document Type: Article

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