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Mianserine and Depressions

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Mianserine is a mood-enhancing and anxiety-relieving tetracyclic antidepressant, which enhances noradrenergic neurotransmission and interacts with serotonin receptors.

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  1. Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Centre Rostock, Rostock, Germany

    Frank Faltraco & Johannes Thome

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  1. Clinic and Policlinic for Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany

    Peter Riederer

  2. Institute of Psychological Medicine (IPM), Soyen, Germany

    Gerd Laux

  3. Centre for Research Promotion and Support, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan

    Toshiharu Nagatsu

  4. Center Translational Res Neurol Diseases, Dalian Med Uni Shanghai Inst Health Sc Center Translational Res Neurol Diseases, Dalian, China

    Weidong Le

  5. Würzburg, Germany

    Christian Riederer

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  1. Institute of Psychological Medicine (IPM), Soyen, Germany

    Gerd Laux

  2. Department of Psychiatry, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany

    Hans-Jürgen Möller

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Faltraco, F., Thome, J. (2022). Mianserine and Depressions. In: Riederer, P., Laux, G., Nagatsu, T., Le, W., Riederer, C. (eds) NeuroPsychopharmacotherapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62059-2_100

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