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The essence of the theoretical background of antidepressant action is based on the monoamine hypothesis of depression. It the 1960s it was noted that reserpine, a catecholamine-depleting agent, induced depression and that this effect was reversed by antidepressants.
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Friedman, E.S., Anderson, I.M. (2014). Medications. In: Handbook of Depression. Springer Healthcare, Tarporley. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-907673-79-5_5
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