Antidepressants and related psychiatric drugs are the most important prescription drugs worldwide, accounting for a market volume of 20 billion US$ per year. This handbook provides a complete and detailed overview of all currently available psychiatric drugs, covering more than 250 different compounds.Particular features include: the most important information on the chemistry, pharmacology and therapeutic use of a given drug a special layout with margin notes and compound structures allowing for quick and easy access to the desired information a glossary of terms.Written by drug developers from the pharmaceutical industry, novel drugs currently under development and new methods of treatment are listed side by side with classical drugs, allowing a direct comparison of traditional and innovative therapeutic approaches.