Background Acute administration of selective serotonin and noradrenaline re-uptake
blockers to healthy volunteers affects the processing of emotional information but it is not …

Background We have previously shown that single doses of serotonin-selective and
noradrenaline-selective antidepressant agents produce positive biases in measures of …

Rationale Single-dose administration of selective serotonin and noradrenaline reuptake
blockers has been shown to alter emotional processing in both behavioral and fMRI studies …

OBJECTIVE: Antidepressants that inhibit the reuptake of serotonin (SSRIs) or
norepinephrine (SNRIs) are effective in the treatment of disorders such as depression and …

Objective: Acute administration of an antidepressant increases positive affective processing
in healthy volunteers, an effect that may be relevant to the therapeutic actions of these …

There is growing interest in the effects of antidepressant drug treatment on measures of
emotional processing. Such actions may help us understand the role of monoamines in …

Background: The aim was to compare the efficacy and tolerability of mirtazapine with those
of paroxetine. Method: 275 outpatients with a diagnosis of major depressive episode (DSM …

Rationale We have previously demonstrated that antidepressant medication facilitates the
processing of positive affective stimuli in healthy volunteers. These early effects of …

Abstract Variability in serotonin (5-HT) function is associated with individual differences in
normal mood and temperament, as well as psychiatric illnesses, all of which are influenced …

Increased self-focus is a core factor in the psychopathology of depression. Cortical midline
structures (CMS) are implicated in the neurobiology of self, depression and antidepressant …