PharmacyPharmacologyPharmacotherapyNeuropharmacologyPsychiatric PharmacotherapyPsychopharmacologyAnxiety Disorder PharmacotherapyAnxiolytic PharmacotherapyAnxiolytic TherapyNeuropsychiatric PharmacotherapyPsychostimulant PharmacologySerotonergic PharmacologyBedside Prognostic IndicatorsMonoamine Oxidase InhibitionMonoamine Oxidase Inhibitor InteractionsMonoamine Oxidase InhibitorsMonoamine OxidasesMonoamine PharmacologyResponse PredictionTreatment Protocol Evaluation
Current knowledge about monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors is reviewed, with particular attention to the mode of action, prognostic indicators, treatment protocol, response prediction, toxicity, and untoward drug interactions. The MAO inhibitors are often effective in the treatment of affective disorders, anxiety states, and phobias.