Overall, SSRIs are effective in reducing frequency, severity, and duration of depressive episodes for a majority of patients, yet the mechanisms underlying their therapeutic effects are not fully unde
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Overall, SSRIs are effective in reducing frequency, severity, and duration of depressive episodes for a majority of patients, yet the mechanisms underlying their therapeutic effects are not fully understood.
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- Parental Support as Mediator between Optimism and Depression in Early Adolescents (2009) · doi
Besides, there is also lack of agreement about the definition of depression that may range from not specified symptoms to a disorder with pharmacological treatment (Costello, Mustillo, Erkanli, Keeler and Angold, 2003).
Keywords: besides there lack agreement definition depression range specified symptoms disorder pharmacological treatment costello mustillo erkanli - ROLE OF NEUROINFLAMMATION IN DEPRESSION AND ANTIDEPRESSANT DRUG DEVELOPMENT: EMERGING INSIGHTS AND THERAPEUTIC PERSPECTIVES (2026) · doi
The etiology and course of depressive disorder is complex, multilayered and remains poorly understood today, with the current nosological concept failing to provide sufficient guidance for effective pharmacotherapy. Depression is multifaceted, there is no consensus on the definition of biomarkers, and the transfer of discoveries from the laboratory setting to clinical use remains difficult.
Keywords: remains etiology course depressive disorder complex multilayered poorly understood today current nosological concept failing provide - Inhibition of FKBP51 alleviates depressive-like behaviors via AKT/mTOR-Dependent Autophagy and Synaptic Plasticity (2026) · doi
Abstract Background Depression is a major global health problem, the pathogenesis of which remains to be elucidated, and current antidepressants exhibit limited efficacy.
Keywords: abstract background depression major global health problem pathogenesis remains elucidated current antidepressants exhibit limited efficacy - Antidepressant fluoxetine engages astrocytic cAMP via purinergic signalling (2026) · doi
Overall, SSRIs are effective in reducing frequency, severity, and duration of depressive episodes for a majority of patients, yet the mechanisms underlying their therapeutic effects are not fully understood.
Keywords: overall ssris effective reducing frequency severity duration depressive episodes majority patients mechanisms underlying therapeutic effects - Coronary Heart Disease and Depression: A Review of Recent Mechanistic Research (2006) · doi
CONCLUSIONS: Future research should focus on relations between behavioural and physiological mechanisms and on the effects of pharmacologic and psychotherapeutic treatments for depression on candidate mechanisms.
Keywords: mechanisms conclusions future focus relations behavioural physiological effects pharmacologic psychotherapeutic treatments depression candidate - The role of intestinal microbiota in the pathophysiology of depression (2018) · doi
Even though the results cited in this review seem promising, our current state of knowledge in this respect remains far from satisfactory, warranting further investigation into the potential of bacteria for supplementing the pharmacological therapy of depression.
Keywords: even though cited review seem promising current state knowledge respect remains satisfactory warranting further investigation
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