selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor

Noun
(abbreviation SSRI)


 * 1)  Any of a class of drugs, such as fluoxetine or sertraline, that inhibit the uptake of serotonin in the central nervous system and are often used to treat certain mental illnesses, such as depression.
 * 2) * 2006, Campion Quinn, 100 Questions & Answers about Autism, Jones & Bartlett Publishers, page 109,
 * Common types of treatment for depression include the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and the tricyclic antidepressants.
 * 1) * 2016, Medical Therapies, entry in Harold L. Miller, Jr. (editor), The SAGE Encyclopedia of Theory in Psychology,, page 537,
 * Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors exert their initial antidepressant effects by inhibiting the transport of serotonin into the presynaptic neuron and thereby increasing synaptic concentrations of serotonin.
 * Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors exert their initial antidepressant effects by inhibiting the transport of serotonin into the presynaptic neuron and thereby increasing synaptic concentrations of serotonin.

Translations

 * Hungarian: szelektív szerotoninvisszavétel-gátló
 * Russian: селекти́вный ингиби́тор обра́тного захва́та серотони́на
 * Spanish: inhibidor selectivo de la recaptación de serotonina