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antidepressant

[ an-tee-di-pres-uhnt, an-tahy- ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to a substance that is used in the treatment of mood disorders, as characterized by various manic or depressive affects.


noun

  1. Also called energizer, psychic energizer. any such substance, as a tricyclic antidepressant, MAO inhibitor, or lithium.

antidepressant

/ ˌæntɪdɪˈprɛsənt /

noun

  1. any of a class of drugs used to alleviate depression
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


adjective

  1. of or relating to this class of drugs
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

antidepressant

/ ăn′tē-dĭ-prĕsənt,ăn′tī- /

  1. A drug used to prevent or treat depression.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of antidepressant1

First recorded in 1960–65; anti- + depressant
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Example Sentences

It’s also that drugs like traditional antidepressants are, at best, only a partial solution.

From Vox

Prescriptions for antidepressants, anti-anxiety and anti-insomnia medications shot up 21 percent between February and March, according to Elemental.

When I was just a trainee, Dennis Charney had started what was a very early research program in looking at whether ketamine could have rapid antidepressant effects.

A form of ketamine, if you will, a so-called enantiomer called esketamine, was approved last year as an antidepressant.

The chemical messenger has become key to one common class of antidepressant drugs called selective serotonin r­euptake inhibitors.

However, it can interfere seriously with blood thinners and should never be taken with other antidepressant drugs.

She began to attend therapy and to see a psychiatrist, who prescribed an antidepressant.

[It] does not resemble standard antipsychotic, antidepressant, antianxiety or hypnotic drugs in simple drug interaction tests.

“A doctor would never prescribe more than one antidepressant,” says Dr. Frank Vaccaro, a prominent New York psychiatrist.

"Antidepressant drugs, for me, they're like antibiotics ," he says.

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