Citation

Cooper SJ, Kelly CB. Curr. Opin. Psychiatry 1992; 5(1): 79-83.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1992, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/00001504-199202000-00018

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This review focuses on depression and anxiety. Recent research relating to post-mortem findings in depression, and metabolic changes and alterations in receptor function are discussed, as well as studies examining the problems of prophylaxis. Investigations of benzodiazepine withdrawal and of specific receptor antagonists in anxious patients are described.

Language: en

Keywords

human; suicide; autopsy; depression; anxiety; psychosis; review; desipramine; fluoxetine; imipramine; tricyclic antidepressant agent; panic; psychopharmacology; electroconvulsive therapy; steroid; clonidine; haloperidol; placebo; carbamazepine; drug efficacy; serotonin receptor; beta adrenergic receptor blocking agent; drug withdrawal; benzodiazepine; flumazenil; prophylaxis; dexamethasone; hormone response; hypothalamus hypophysis adrenal system; viloxazine; growth hormone; metabolism; tryptophan; drug binding site; bioavailability; receptor; adrenergic receptor