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| Second-generation antidepressant | |
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| Use | Depressive disorders |
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| MeSH | D018687 |
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The second-generation antidepressants are a class of antidepressants characterized primarily by the era of their introduction, approximately coinciding with the 1970s and 1980s, rather than by their chemical structure or by their pharmacological effect. As a consequence, there is some controversy over which treatments actually belong in this class.
The term "third generation antidepressant" is sometimes used to refer to newer antidepressants,[1] from the 1990s and 2000s, often selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) such as; fluoxetine (Prozac), paroxetine (Paxil) and sertraline (Zoloft), as well as some non-SSRI antidepressants such as mirtazapine, nefazodone, venlafaxine, duloxetine and reboxetine. However, this usage is not universal.
Examples
[edit]This list is not exhaustive, and different sources vary upon which items should be considered second-generation.
See also
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- Atypical antidepressant – Class of antidepressant medication
- Development and discovery of SSRI drugs
- Pharmacology of antidepressants
- Tricyclic antidepressant – Class of medications
- Tetracyclic antidepressant – Class of pharmaceutical drugs
- Serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor – Class of antidepressant medication
- Serotonin antagonist and reuptake inhibitor – Class of drug
- Noradrenergic and specific serotonergic antidepressant – Class of antidepressants
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Second-Generation+Antidepressive+Agents at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
- Diagrams at toxlab.co.uk
- Overview at sagepub.com
- Overview at psyweb.com
- Overview at sciencedaily.com
- Overview at sabryabdelfattah.tripod.com
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