Essays about: "antidepressant drug"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words antidepressant drug.

  1. 1. Investigating the temperature mediated effects of antidepressant pharmaceutical on foraging behavior and activity in aquatic invertebrates

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

    Author : Johanna Björkman; [2023]
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    Abstract : Contamination by pharmaceuticals in aquatic environments is an increasing problem globally. Wide range of pharmaceuticals of different treatments classes are commonly detected in water and the tissues of organisms and there is a growing concern about how these substances might affect the aquatic ecosystems. READ MORE

  3. 2. Investigating the role microdosing psychedelics could have in the treatment of depression

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : August Bäckström; Aly Alamien; [2021]
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    Abstract : The practise of microdosing certain psychedelic drugs, that is consuming doses below thethreshold of experiencing psychedelic side effects, is increasing in popularity. Microdosing ismainly practised to reach the positive side effects of psychedelic drugs, mainly for themood-enhancing and antidepressant effects without having to experience the psychedelic sideof the drug. READ MORE

  4. 3. Behavioural effects on Lymnaea stagnalis following sublethal exposure to the antidepressant fluoxetine

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildning

    Author : Jennie Hansson; [2021]
    Keywords : Ecotoxicology; Lymnaea stagnalis; fluoxetine; SSRI; Toxicity; sub-lethal; dose-response relationship; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI), a group of antidepressants, increases globally resulting in higher concentrations also in wastewater recipients. These concentrations may cause altered behaviour of aquatic organisms and have effects on whole ecosystem level. READ MORE

  5. 4. Ketamine for depression : The role of dissociative effects

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Jakob Broström; [2020]
    Keywords : antidepressant; depression; dissociation; ketamine; major depressive disorder; NMDA receptor antagonist; placebo; psychedelics;

    Abstract : Several trials have reported rapid antidepressant response from the anesthetic drug ketamine although the mechanism behind this effect is not fully understood. Research has focused mainly on ketamine’s action in the brain, including its effects on chemical balance, connections between brain cells and networks, and cognition. READ MORE

  6. 5. The impact of Medicaid expansion in 2014 on prescription second-generation antidepressant utilization in Washington State: An interrupted time series analysis

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialmedicin och global hälsa

    Author : Paulina Lindstedt; [2018]
    Keywords : Medicaid expansion; Affordable Care Act; Antidepressants; Medicine and Health Sciences;

    Abstract : Background Depressive disorders, specifically major depressive disorder (MDD), is predicted to become the leading cause of disease burden worldwide by 2030. In the United States, MDD is already the leading cause of disability. READ MORE