antidepressant medication

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• Antidepressant — Fluoxetine (Prozac), an SSRI The chemical structure of …   Wikipedia

• Medication — Medication, also referred to as medicine, can be loosely defined as any substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease. [ [http://www.fda.gov/opacom/laws/fdcact/fdcact1.htm US Federal Food, Drug …   Wikipedia

• antidepressant drug — noun any of a class of drugs used to treat depression; often have undesirable side effects • Syn: ↑antidepressant • Hypernyms: ↑medicine, ↑medication, ↑medicament, ↑medicinal drug • Hyponyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• medication — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ prescribed, prescription ▪ non prescription (esp. AmE), over the counter ▪ regular ▪ antidepressant, anti inflammatory …   Collocations dictionary

• antidepressant — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Antidepressant is used before these nouns: ↑prescription {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj. Antidepressant is used with these nouns: ↑medication …   Collocations dictionary

• antidepressant — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. psychoactive medication, drug, mood enhancer, psychotropic medicine, therapeutic drug, *happy pill; amitriptyline, imipramine, Prozac …   English dictionary for students

• antidepressant — n. medication used to relieve depression, stimulant …   English contemporary dictionary

• Psychiatric medication — is a licenced psychoactive drug taken to exert an effect on the mental state and used to treat mental disorders. Usually utilized in psychiatric settings, these medications are made of synthetic chemical compounds, although some are naturally… …   Wikipedia

• Tricyclic antidepressant — Tricyclic antidepressants (abbreviation TCAs) are a class of antidepressant drugs first used in the 1950s. They are named after the drugs molecular structure, which contains three rings of atoms (compare tetracyclic antidepressant). Example… …   Wikipedia

• Management of depression — Depression, for the purposes of this article, refers to the mental disorder known as major depressive disorder. This kind of depression is a recognized clinical condition and is becoming a common condition in developed countries, where up to 20%… …   Wikipedia

• Treatment for depression — Depression, for the purposes of this article, refers to the mental disorder known as major depressive disorder. This kind of depression is a recognised clinical condition and is becoming a common condition in developed countries, where up to 20%… …   Wikipedia