Hormonal interventions with psychopharmacological potential: an overview.

摘要: The better understanding of how hormones modulate cognition and behavior is associated with the application as psychotropic medications. Several natural synthetic are used adjuncts to antidepressant medications or treatments in their own right. We discuss pharmacotherapeutical aspects estrogen, thyroid hormones, cortisol suppressors, melatonin examples current trends field. In addition putative roles these treatment affective disorders, estrogen might also be a cognition-enhancer, both have mood stabilizers. effects recently received significant attention, but exact role that hormone still needs clarified.