The present meta-analysis addressed the empirical evidence regarding the treatment of major depression with atypical features. The superiority of monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) compared with other antidepressants in the treatment of major depression with atypical features has been frequently reported. According to the CONSORT Statement, studies included in our meta-analysis had to meet se...

Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) currently have a "bad rap" and are thus infrequently used in psychopharmacology, even by experienced clinicians. Misinformation about the dietary and drug interactions of MAOIs is widespread, whereas pragmatic tips for utilizing MAOIs to minimize risks and to maximize therapeutic actions are largely lacking in the contemporary literature. While clearly not f...

Introduction Serotonin syndrome (SS) is a toxic state characterized by increased serotonin activity. It has been suggested that severe usually involves monoaminoxidase inhibitors (MAOIs). Objectives To quantify in how far SS associated with MAOIs. Methods Systematic review and quantitative analysis of all cases published between 1 January 2004 31 December 2014. Severe was defined as cases, eith...

Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) are generally only initiated by specialists because of safety concerns, making GPs more wary these medicines. This article discusses the important side-effects and interactions MAOIs how can be minimised, explains why MAOI prescribing may safer than we led to believe.

Since the introduction of monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) in the 1950s, researchers have been searching for antidepressant agents with more favorable tolerability profiles. The introduction of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) in the late 1980s provided clinicians with a drug class featuring an improved tolerability profile as compared to MAOIs and tricyclic antidepressants (...

As with many psychiatric drugs, the discovery of irreversible MAOIs was serendipitous. While being used as an antitubercular agent in the 1950s, iproniazid—a derivative of the hydrazine compound isocarboxazid—was observed to have significant antidepressant properties. Almost at the same time as the discovery of TCAs such as amitriptyline and imipramine (which were also discovered by chance), MA...

As with many psychiatric drugs, the discovery of irreversible MAOIs was serendipitous. While being used as an antitubercular agent in the 1950s, iproniazid—a derivative of the hydrazine compound isocarboxazid—was observed to have significant antidepressant properties. Almost at the same time as the discovery of TCAs such as amitriptyline and imipramine (which were also discovered by chance), MA...

Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) have a long and storied history as some of the earliest antidepressants created. The efficacy of these medications led to the development of the monoamine hypothesis of depression and the development of subsequent antidepressant medications. Despite their known efficacy, MAOIs have fallen out of favor in clinical practice, giving way to newer agents with mor...