The Role of Serotonin in pathology and Treatment of the Mood Disorders
Journal of the Korean Society of Biological Psychiatry
;
: 168-178, 1997.
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in Korean
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ABSTRACT
The serotonin has been known to play important roles in pathology of the mood disorders. We summerize the evidences of serotonin in pathology of the mood disorders in a view of neuroanatomical and neurochemical aspects. Nowaday, the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors(SSRIs)may be practically the first line of antidepressants with traditional tricyclic antidepressants(TCAs. Authors review the role of serotonin in the treatment of the mood disorders, in a view of the general considerations in selecting antidepressants, pharmacology, therapeutic, indications, side effects, doses of medication, drug-discontinuation syndrome, drug-to-drug interactions, and special therapeutic situations.
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Main subject:
Pathology
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Pharmacology
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Serotonin
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Mood Disorders
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Antidepressive Agents
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Society of Biological Psychiatry
Year:
1997
Type:
Article
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