antidepression

Definition of antidepressionnext

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Adjective
  • Curiously, the antidepressant effect emerged after the mind-altering experiences and persisted for more than a week, suggesting that ketamine might be doing more than making the patients trip.
    Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
  • In a seminal, early 2000s trial funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, about 30% of the study’s participants with depression saw symptoms disappear with their first antidepressant treatment.
    Jamie Ducharme, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Epibatidine intrigued researchers for decades and was once highly sought after as a potential analgesic many times more powerful than morphine.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Some studies suggest lemongrass has anti-inflammatory, antifungal, and analgesic (pain-relieving) properties.
    Sherri Gordon, Health, 8 Dec. 2025
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“Antidepression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antidepression. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.

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