Chemistry of Antidepressants

General Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

• Encyclopedia Britannica
  • Using the search term "antidepressant" will retrieve the article "Antidepressants". This article provides a brief over view of the different classes of antidepressants. They are hyperlinked within the article allowing you to investigate the different classes individually.
• Oxford Reference Online
  • Search "Antidepressants" in the search box on the left hand side of the screen. Oxford Reference Online will retrieve a short definition for antidepressant. It also includes hyperlinks to the different classes of antidepressants in the entries.
• Gale Virtual Reference Library:
  • Search "Antidepressant*" in the Document title field will return five results. Two results will be specific to tricyclic and SSRI class antidepressants. You may also want to run a Document title field search for "Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors" to retrieve articles on the third class of antidepressants.

Chemical Encyclopedias

• Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry (online):
  • Underneath the search box in the top right corner, hit the link that says, "Search this book". In the new search box that appears on the screen type, "Antidepressants" and hit search. Select the article called, "Psychopharmacological Agents". The third section of this article concerns antidepressants. There is a brief description of the different classes of antidepressants and figures to show the synthesis reaction for a number of specific antidepressants.
• Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology (online):
  • Underneath the search box in the top right corner, hit the link that says, "Search this book". In the new search box that appears on the screen type, "Antidepressants" and hit search. Select the article called, "Psychopharmacological Agents" The second section of the article deals with the history, current state and future of antipressants. It also includes a list of available antidepressants with links to references in PubMed.

Books

• CLUES library catalogue:
  • You can do a keyword search for "Antidepressant*". Some documents will also be placed on reserve.

Useful web sites

• Drug Product Database
  • The Drug Product Database contains information on all drugs that are approved for use in Canada. It is searchable by Drug Identification Name, Product Name or Active Ingredient. Many records have PDF copies of Product Monographs which are documents that tell you product information, clinical use information, the effect of the body, clinical, etc. The Product Monographs are specific to a brand of medication, e.g. Prozac, Paxil or Zoloft, as oppose to different classes of antidepressants.
• NIH Medline Plus Antidepressant Entry
  • A brief description of antidepressants, along with links to many web resources on antidepressants.

Acid Rain - an environmental concern

Print Encyclopedias

Here are some encyclopedias that contain entries on Acid Rain. Remember when you are looking for information to think of synonyms for Acid Rain, such as acidification, acid precipitation and acid deposition.

• Encyclopedia of environmental science and engineering: Webster Reference, Call No. TD 9 E5 2006
• Encyclopedia of environmental science: Webster Reference, Call No. GE 10 M66 2000
• Encyclopedia of environmental issues: Vanier Reference, Call No. GE 10 E52 2000
• Encyclopedia of Environmetrics: Vanier Reference, Call No. GE 45 S73E53 2002

Online Encyclopedias

• Encyclopedia of Life Science:
  • Underneath the search box in the top right corner, hit the link that says, "Search this book". In the new search box that appears on the screen type, "Acid Rain" and hit search.
• Encyclopedia of Ecology:
  • In the "All Fields" box, search "Acid Rain." Click on the article, "Ecological Effects of Acidic Deposition." This article provides a description of the effect of acidification on forest soils, trees and aquatic ecosystems.
• Encyclopedia of Hydrological Sciences:
  • Underneath the search box in the top right corner, hit the link that says, "Search this book". In the new search box that appears on the screen type, "Acid Rain" and hit search. Select the article called, "Acid Deposition: Sources and Effects."

Books

• CLUES library catalogue:
  • To find books on the environmental aspects of Acid Rain, you can run a few subject searches in CLUES. A few suggested searches include:
    • Acid Rain Environmental Aspects
    • Acid Rain
    • Acid Rain Environmental Aspects Canada

Useful web sites

• The Acid Rain Primer:
  • Produced by Pollution Probe, a Canadian not-for-profit environmental organization. Contains a description of the science behind acid rain, as well as the environmental, human health, policy and regulatory aspects of acid rain.
• Environment Canada web site on Acid Rain
• Environmental Protection Agency (USA) web site on Acid Rain
• "Freshwater Acidification and 'Acid Rain'"
• Lectures notes by John Kinross. Information on freshwater acidification. Focuses on UK examples.

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