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Antidepressive Agents MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Antidepressive Agents
Tree Number(s)
D27.505.954.427.700.122
Unique ID
D000928
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000928
Annotation
general or unspecified; prefer specific groups
Scope Note
Mood-stimulating drugs used primarily in the treatment of affective disorders and related conditions. Several MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITORS are useful as antidepressants apparently as a long-term consequence of their modulation of catecholamine levels. The tricyclic compounds useful as antidepressive agents (ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC) also appear to act through brain catecholamine systems. A third group (ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, SECOND-GENERATION) is a diverse group of drugs including some that act specifically on serotonergic systems.
Entry Term(s)
Antidepressant
Antidepressant Drug
Antidepressant Drugs
Antidepressant Medication
Antidepressants
Antidepressive Agent
Thymoanaleptic
Thymoanaleptics
Thymoleptic
Thymoleptics
Registry Numbers
0
NLM Classification #
QV 77.5
See Also
Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors
Public MeSH Note
66; PSYCHIC ENERGIZERS was see ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS 1963-94; THYMOLEPTICS was see TRANQUILIZING AGENTS 1969-78
Online Note
use ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS to search PSYCHIC ENERGIZERS 1966-94; use ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS & TRANQUILIZING AGENTS to search THYMOLEPTICS 1969-78
History Note
66; PSYCHIC ENERGIZERS was see ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS 1963-94; THYMOLEPTICS was see TRANQUILIZING AGENTS 1969-78
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2021/03/05
Antidepressive Agents Preferred
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