Antidepressants.

Antidepressants. essay.
Content

Introduction ............................................................... 3
1. Scheme of action of antidepressants ........................... 4
2. History of antidepressants .................................... .5
3. Classification of antidepressants ..................... ........ 11
4. The classes of antidepressants .................................... ..12
4.1. Monoamine oxidase inhibitors ..................... ....... 12
4.2. Non-selective blockers reverse neuronal
capture of monoamines ................................................ 13
4.3. Selective inhibitors of reverse neuronal
capture ............................................................... ..17
4.4. Monoamine receptor agonists .................. ....... 21
4.5. Melatoninergic agonist receptors and
an antagonist of the serotonin 5-HT2C receptor ............ .23
5. Adverse effects of the various groups
antidepressants ................................................... 23
CONCLUSION ......................................................... ..27
References ................................................ .28