Chapter 15
Pharmacotherapy of Depression and Anxiety Disorders
Depression: Overview
Depression is a common mental illness that manifests as major depression, persistent depressive disorder, and bipolar I and II disorders.
It can be ...
Antidepressant Drugs: Overview
Antidepressant drugs alleviate symptoms of depression by enhancing neurotransmission in the brain.
These agents are classified based on their chemical ...
Antidepressant Drugs: Tricyclics, SSRIs, and SNRIs
Tricyclic antidepressants, or TCAs, are first-generation antidepressants.
They block serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake transporters while inhibiting ...
Antidepressant Drugs: MAOIs and Other Agents
Monoamine oxidase inhibitors, or MAOIs, inhibit monoamine oxidase, increasing neurotransmitter levels.
Atypical antidepressants encompass drugs with ...
Parkinson's Disease: Overview
Neurodegenerative disorders are progressive conditions characterized by the irreversible loss of neurons in specific brain regions.
The primary ...
Parkinson's Disease: Treatment
Parkinson's Disease or PD is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by an imbalance between cholinergic and reduced dopaminergic neurons.
The ...
Alzheimer's Disease: Overview
Alzheimer's disease, or AD, is a neurodegenerative disorder primarily affecting older adults, causing impaired memory and cognitive decline through ...
Alzheimer's Disease: Treatment
The goal of Alzheimer's disease or AD pharmacotherapy is to manage cognitive symptoms, delay disease progression, and treat behavioral symptoms, ...
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