title: Multifunctional drugs: a novel concept for psychopharmacology.
abstract: Beginning this month and appearing periodically in future columns, "Trends in Psychopharmacology" will cover a new concept and hot topic in the field, namely, that of "multifunctional drugs." The concept is presented in overview here. Future installments will cover specific drugs in greater depth. Multifunctional drugs include those agents with more than one putative therapeutic mechanism of action.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of California-San Diego,La Jolla, CA, USA. vj@mblcommunications.com
authors.forename: Stephen M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Stahl
mesh_terms: D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic / Q000494:pharmacology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011600:Psychopharmacology / Q000639:trends*; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs