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Definition of Antidepressant
1. Noun. Any of a class of drugs used to treat depression; often have undesirable side effects.
Generic synonyms: Medicament, Medication, Medicinal Drug, Medicine
Specialized synonyms: Maoi, Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor, Nefazodone, Serzone, Nontricyclic, Nontricyclic Antidepressant, Nontricyclic Antidepressant Drug, Nontricyclic Drug, Edronax, Reboxetine, Selective-serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor, Ssri, Tricyclic, Tricyclic Antidepressant, Tricyclic Antidepressant Drug, Maleate
Definition of Antidepressant
1. Noun. An agent that prevents or counteracts depression. ¹
2. Adjective. Preventing or counteracting depression. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Antidepressant
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Antidepressant
1. An agent that stimulates the mood of a depressed patient, including tricyclic antidepressants and monoamine oxidase inhibitors. (18 Nov 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Antidepressant
Literary usage of Antidepressant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Hypochondriac's Guide to Wellbutrin by W. Frederick Zimmerman (ed.) (2006)
"In the meantime, FDA is highlighting that: • Adults being treated with antidepressant
medications, particularly those being treated for depression, ..."
2. Treatment of Depression edited by Cynthia D. Mulrow (2000)
"Are newer antidepressant agents more effective than placebo or older ... Data are
insufficient to determine whether newer antidepressant drugs are ..."
3. Depression in Primary Care: Vol. 2. Treatment of Major Depression: Clinical by DIANE Publishing Company (1993)
"For patients who develop another nonpsychiatric medical disorder requiring
medication(s) that modify antidepressant levels, blood level determinations may ..."
4. Statistical Assessment Of National Significant Industrial User Noncompliance (1993)
"antidepressant Medication Selection Guideline: No one antidepressant medication
is clearly more effective than another. No single medication results in ..."
5. Treatment of Drug Dependent Individuals with Comorbid Mental Disorders edited by Lisa S. Onken, Jack D. Blaine, Sander Genser, Arthur M. Horton (1998)
"The suggestion is instructive because it highlights the possibility that an
antidepressant medication might directly influence the pathophysiology of ..."
6. Value of Psychiatric Treatment: Its Efficacy in Severe Mental Disorders edited by Samuel J. Keith (1996)
"In a followup study, Kupfer and colleagues (1992) examined whether maintaining
antidepressant medication at the dose used to treat the acute episode beyond ..."
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