PSY 433 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Imipramine, Psychoactive Drug, Fibromyalgia
29 Jul 2020
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The modern era of clinical psychopharmacology began in the second half of the. This is how the first effective and safe drugs arose to eliminate the symptoms of anxiety, depression and psychosis, among others, and that today allow us to resolve pathological conditions that were previously impossible or very difficult to solve. This change was consolidated in the course of the following years when a new generation of psychotropic drugs emerged as a result of modern clinical research, which improved their efficacy, tolerability and, above all, their prescription safety. The continuous progress of psychopharmacology allows us to greatly expand the treatment alternatives for many patients. As knowledge of how the brain works increases, drugs are being developed that, while better than their predecessors, are not without certain side effects. That is why the doctor must maintain a constant update of this knowledge.
