Definition of antidepressant
: used or tending to relieve or prevent depression antidepressant drugs
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1961
First Known Use of antidepressant
1961
antidepressant
Definition of antidepressant
: an antidepressant drug — see ssri, tricyclic antidepressant
1962
First Known Use of antidepressant
1962
ANTIDEPRESSANT Defined for English Language Learners
antidepressant
Definition of antidepressant for English Language Learners
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medical : a drug that is used to relieve or prevent depression in a person
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Medical Definition of antidepressant
: used or tending to relieve or prevent psychological depression : relating to, being, or utilizing an antidepressant an antidepressant drug antidepressant treatment
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Medical Definition of antidepressant
: a drug used to treat psychological depression : an antidepressant drug The dual-action antidepressant venlafaxine appears to demonstrate superior efficacy and higher rates of remission in severe depression as compared with either SSRIs such as fluoxetine or tricyclic antidepressants.—John Mann, The New England Journal of Medicine, 27 Oct. 2005—called also energizer, psychic energizer, psychostimulant; see tricyclic antidepressant
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