Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide
Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOI)
INDICATIONS
FDA
FDA
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
- Phenelzine: bulimia nervosa, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, social phobia
- Tranylcypromine: obsessive-compulsive disorder
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Last updated: August 23, 2025
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Yang, Michelle. "Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOI)." Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2025. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787535/all/Monoamine_Oxidase_Inhibitors__MAOI_.
Yang M. Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOI). Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2025. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787535/all/Monoamine_Oxidase_Inhibitors__MAOI_. Accessed October 28, 2025.
Yang, M. (2025). Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOI). In Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787535/all/Monoamine_Oxidase_Inhibitors__MAOI_
Yang M. Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOI) [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2025. [cited 2025 October 28]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787535/all/Monoamine_Oxidase_Inhibitors__MAOI_.
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