Katarzyna Stachowicz

The treatment of depression — searching for new ideas

Frontiers in Pharmacology October 7, 2022 Katarzyna Stachowicz, Magdalena Sowa-Kućma 48 citations

Depression is a severe mental health problem that affects people regardless of social status or education, is associated with changes in mood and behavior, and can result in a suicide attempt. Therapy of depressive disorders is based mainly on drugs discovered in the 1960s and early 1970s. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs)...