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SUBMITTER: Benko J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7179157 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 20200305 5
Increasing prevalence and burden of major depressive disorder presents an unavoidable problem for psychiatry. Existing antidepressants exert their effect only after several weeks of continuous treatment. In addition, their serious side effects and ineffectiveness in one-third of patients call for urgent action. Recent advances have given rise to the concept of psychoplastogens. These compounds are capable of fast structural and functional rearrangement of neural networks by targeting mechanisms ...[more]