title: [Psychopharmacotherapy in the 20th century].
abstract: Neuroleptics, antidepressants, mood stabilizers and anxiolytics are the most frequently prescribed drugs in psychiatric therapy. Their introduction came largely in the past five decades. This review summarizes the history that led to their discovery and introduction to the market in the 20th century.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Klinische Pharmakologie, Medizinische Fakultät, Technische Universität Dresden, Fiedlerstrasse 27, D-01307 Dresden, Deutschland. Martin.Siepmann@mailbox.tu-dresden.de
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Siepmann
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kirch
mesh_terms: D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000266:history; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000266:history; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000266:history; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000266:history; D002491:Central Nervous System Agents / Q000266:history* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008094:Lithium / Q000266:history; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000266:history*; D011600:Psychopharmacology / Q000266:history*
chemical_list: D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D000927:Anticonvulsants; D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D002491:Central Nervous System Agents; D008094:Lithium
vernacular_title: Psychopharmakotherapie im 20. Jahrhundert.