{"title":"Prejudices in pharmacology and pharmacotherapy: reserpine as a model for experimental research in depression.","authors":"H J Bein","doi":"10.1055/s-0028-1094588","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"The choice of reserpine as practically the sole model substance used in research in depression over two decades was not dictated by rational considerations alone: hypothetical notions, prospects of the rapid realization of experimental research aims and the fascination of the exotic origin of this \"natural\" drug made a significant contribution.","PeriodicalId":76325,"journal":{"name":"Pharmakopsychiatrie, Neuro-Psychopharmakologie","volume":"11 6","pages":"289-93"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1978-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1055/s-0028-1094588","citationCount":"3","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Pharmakopsychiatrie, Neuro-Psychopharmakologie","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0028-1094588","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The choice of reserpine as practically the sole model substance used in research in depression over two decades was not dictated by rational considerations alone: hypothetical notions, prospects of the rapid realization of experimental research aims and the fascination of the exotic origin of this "natural" drug made a significant contribution.