The phrase "antidepressant effects" means that something, like a medication or treatment, helps improve a person's mood and reduces symptoms of depression. Full definition
The researchers found that by blocking NMDA receptors with the drug ketamine, they could elicit rapid antidepressant effects in patients with treatment - resistant depression. (sciencedaily.com)
«I'm very excited... to see whether this [also] applies to the long - lasting antidepressant effects of ketamine,» he says. (sciencemag.org)
Peripheral infusion of the peptide hormone amylin and its clinical candidate analog, PSN0041, produces antidepressant effects without sexual side effects. (psychogenics.com)