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Monoamine-based theories of major depressive disorder (MDD) have dominated thinking in biological psychiatry for over 40 yr. These theories were largely grounded on the principle of “reverse engineering.” In this case, the demonstrable effects of “first generation” antidepressants (e.g., tricyclics, such as imipramine) on the reuptake of norepinephrine and serotonin (1,2), and the observation that drugs depleting these biogenic amines lower mood (3).
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Skolnick, P. (2005). Dopamine and Depression. In: Schmidt, W.J., Reith, M.E.A. (eds) Dopamine and Glutamate in Psychiatric Disorders. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-852-6_9
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