Serotonin-specific drugs for anxiety and depressive disorders

D. S. Charney; J. H. Krystal; P. L. Delgado; G. R. Heninger

doi:10.1146/annurev.me.41.020190.002253

Serotonin-specific drugs for anxiety and depressive disorders

D. S. Charney, J. H. Krystal, P. L. Delgado, G. R. Heninger

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Abstract

In the last few years there has been a marked increase in knowledge regarding the possible roles of serotonin neuronal dysfunction in the pathophysiology and treatment of anxiety and depressive disorders. During the same time period, new drugs with specific actions on serotonin function have become available for clinical testing. This review provides an update on the efficacy of serotonin-specific drugs for anxiety and depressive disorders.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	437-446
Number of pages	10
Journal	Annual review of medicine
Volume	41
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.me.41.020190.002253
State	Published - 1990
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Depression
Drugs
Serotonin receptors

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Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)

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