Chapter 15
Pharmacotherapy of Depression and Anxiety Disorders
Depresión: descripción general
Depression is a common mental illness that manifests as major depression, persistent depressive disorder, and bipolar I and II disorders.
It can be ...
Medicamentos antidepresivos: descripción general
Antidepressant drugs alleviate symptoms of depression by enhancing neurotransmission in the brain.
These agents are classified based on their chemical ...
Medicamentos antidepresivos: tricíclicos, ISRS e IRSN
Tricyclic antidepressants, or TCAs, are first-generation antidepressants.
They block serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake transporters while inhibiting ...
Medicamentos antidepresivos: IMAO y otros agentes
Monoamine oxidase inhibitors, or MAOIs, inhibit monoamine oxidase, increasing neurotransmitter levels.
Atypical antidepressants encompass drugs with ...
Enfermedad de Parkinson: descripción general
Neurodegenerative disorders are progressive conditions characterized by the irreversible loss of neurons in specific brain regions.
The primary ...
Enfermedad de Parkinson: Tratamiento
Parkinson's Disease or PD is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by an imbalance between cholinergic and reduced dopaminergic neurons.
The ...
Enfermedad de Alzheimer: descripción general
Alzheimer's disease, or AD, is a neurodegenerative disorder primarily affecting older adults, causing impaired memory and cognitive decline through ...
Enfermedad de Alzheimer: tratamiento
The goal of Alzheimer's disease or AD pharmacotherapy is to manage cognitive symptoms, delay disease progression, and treat behavioral symptoms, ...
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