Drugs used in depression and mania
Drugs used in depression and mania
This chapter describes the main drugs used in affective disorders. Many drugs produce euphoria in normal subjects and some of these, at least temporarily, lighten mood in depressed patients. However, a characteristic of antidepressant drugs is that they have little effect on mood in normal subjects, yet restore normal mood in patients with clinical depression. Similarly, some drugs which are effective in mania (lithium, carbamazepine) have little effect on mood in normal subjects.
Keywords: depression, mania, carbemazepine, euphoria, antidepressant drugs, clinical depression, lithium, normal mood
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