Definition: A structurally and mechanistically diverse group of drugs that are not tricyclics or monoamine oxidase inhibitors. The most clinically important appear to act selectively on serotonergic systems, especially by inhibiting serotonin reuptake.
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Other names Second-Generation Antidepressive Drugs; Second Generation Antidepressive Agents; Drugs, Second-Generation Antidepressive; Antidepressive Drugs, Second Generation; Antidepressive Agents, Second Generation; Agents, Second-Generation Antidepressive; Antidepressive Drugs, Second-Generation; Second-Generation Antidepressive Agents; Atypical Antidepressants; Antidepressants, Atypical
