Making the first anti-depressant: amphetamine in American medicine, 1929-1950

J Hist Med Allied Sci. 2006 Jul;61(3):288-323. doi: 10.1093/jhmas/jrj039. Epub 2006 Feb 21.

Author

Nicolas Rasmussen¹

Affiliation

¹ School of History and Philosophy of Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. s9703424@unsw.edu.au

PMID: 16492800
DOI: 10.1093/jhmas/jrj039

No abstract available

Publication types

Biography
Historical Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Amphetamines / history*
Amphetamines / therapeutic use
Antidepressive Agents / history*
Antidepressive Agents / therapeutic use
Depression / drug therapy
Depression / history
Drug Industry / history*
Health Care Sector / history
History, 20th Century
Humans
Psychiatry / history*
United States

Substances

Amphetamines
Antidepressive Agents

Personal name as subject

Gordon Alles
Abraham Myerson