Antidepressants

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Antidepressants are psychiatric medications which are used to alleviate mood disorders, such as major depression and dysthymia and anxiety disorders such as social anxiety disorder. The drugs include monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs), tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs), tetracyclic antidepressants (TeCAs), selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), and serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs). Antidepressants are often used to treat conditions other than depression, such as obsessive compulsive disorder and chronic pain, and are also often used to complement other medications to treat problems like attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and substance abuse...