Antidepressants: Past, Present and Future

by Sheldon H. Preskorn

Book Overview

This book is being published as we mark the end of the first 50 years of the modern antidepressant era. This era began with the chance discovery that tri- clic antidepressants and monoamine oxidase inhibitors had antidepressant p- perties. That discovery had three consequences. First, it brought simple and effective treatment to patients suffering from major depressive illnesses. Second, these discoveries, together with the discovery of lithium and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3540430547
• ISBN13: 9783540430544
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 615 Pages
• Weight: 2.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"