THE FUTURE PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY OF MOOD AND ANXIETY DISORDERS

THE FUTURE PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY OF MOOD

AND ANXIETY DISORDERS

Dennis S. Charney

Essentially, all pharmacological

treatments for Mood and Anxiety disorders are based upon mechanisms of action

known for over three decades.  Given that mood disorders are possibly the

most disabling of all medical disorders, the discovery of novel therapeutic

approaches is at a critical stage. This presentation will review the treatment

implications of recent research on the neurobiology of mood and anxiety

disorders in the context of identification of new drug targets.