Pharmacological
treatments of mood and anxiety
disorders
Monoamine reuptake
inhibitors
Benzodiazepine
BUT…
• Delayet onset of therapeutic action
• Significant non-responsive patients
• Adverse side-effects
Ø nausea, sexual dysfunction, sweating…) with monoamine
reuptake inhibitors
Ø sedation, cognitive impairment and dependence with benzodiazepine
Ø
NOVEL TREATMENT APPROACHES ~ NEUROPEPTIDES