[Contemporary trends in the development of psychopharmacotherapy].

Modern period of psychopharmacology development is characterized by seven main features: changes in both clinical picture and course of psychic diseases; the use of psychotropic drug in general medicine; some new nosologic entities in ICD-10 which require of more accurate definition of the methods of therapy; progress in the study of biologic mechanisms of psychotropic drugs' action; appearance of numerous little-known preparations; discovery of some new aspects in action of well-known drugs; increase of the number of patients resistent to psychopharmacotherapy. Traditional and original classifications of psychotropic drugs are presented. Clinical analysis revealed that clear limits between separate groups of drugs are relative. Between the separate classes "transitional" drugs exist with distinct properties of both groups. Such drugs are thymoneuroleptics, thymotranquilizers, antidepressants with nootropic and neuroleptic properties, tranquilonootrops, etc. In accordance with the conception of "ideal" drug each class of psychotropic drugs was analyzed in terms of main advantages and defects. The advantages of some new drugs are considered.