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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2021

Stephen M. Stahl
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University of California, San Diego
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  • • Three neurotransmitters involved in the regulation of depressive symptomatology were discussed: serotonin, norepinephrine and dopamine

  • • Circuits include pathways extensively traveled by 5HT, NE and DA

  • • Various genes are risk factors for depression

  • • Depression can often be treatment-resistant, resulting in the need for several different drug combinations prior to achieving response and full remission

  • • There are currently many classes of antidepressants available, with SSRIs, SNRIs and NDRIs most often considered first-line treatment options

  • • Augmentation of these first-line treatments can be selected by using a symptom-based strategy; that is, choose treatments most likely to reduce each individual patient's specific symptoms based upon the underlying neurobiological ratio-nale for these symptoms

  • • Several new treatments for depression are on the horizon

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Print publication year: 2009

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  • Stephen M. Stahl, University of California, San Diego
  • Illustrated by Nancy Muntner
  • Edited by Angela Felker
  • Book: Stahl's Illustrated Antidepressants
  • Online publication: 19 October 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139194457.011
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  • Summary
  • Stephen M. Stahl, University of California, San Diego
  • Illustrated by Nancy Muntner
  • Edited by Angela Felker
  • Book: Stahl's Illustrated Antidepressants
  • Online publication: 19 October 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139194457.011
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  • Summary
  • Stephen M. Stahl, University of California, San Diego
  • Illustrated by Nancy Muntner
  • Edited by Angela Felker
  • Book: Stahl's Illustrated Antidepressants
  • Online publication: 19 October 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139194457.011
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