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| most common psychiatric disorder. changes in neurotransmitters in the brain have an effect on depression |
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| pessimism, intense sadness, thoughts of death and suicide attempts, anxiety and agitation and hopelessness |
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| the three types of mood disorders |
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| Mania, Bipolar depression, unipolar depression |
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| a mood of extreme excitement, hyperactivity, agitation, and increased psychomotor activity |
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| patients that have mood swings that alter between periods of major depression and periods of mild to severe chronic agitation(mania) |
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| major depression with no previous occurrence or mania |
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| Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. the most commonly used antidepressants. used for depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder(OCD) and sometimes anxiety |
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| Citalopram. has a lower incident of side effects than the other SSRIs. It is used for major depression and OCD |
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| Escitalopram. substrate of citalopram. indicated for major depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder. |
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| Fluoxetine. Oldest SSRI used for depression and OCD. Sarafem is a brand of fluoxetine used for PMS |
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| Paroxetine. Paxil is used for depression. OCD and panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety and post traumatic stress disorder. |
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| sertraline. Zoloft is used for depression and OCD, Post traumatic stress disorder, panic disorder, premenstrual dysphoric disorder, social anxiety disorder |
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| Tricyclic Antidepressants. older form of antidepressants. sometimes used for bed wetting problems |
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| Amitriptyline. Most commonly used TCA mainly used for pain related to neuropathy. |
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| Imipramine. used for bed-wetting |
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| Nortiptyline. used in neuropathies as well as in depression. |
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| Comipramine. given for depression. first drug indicated for OCD |
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| Serotinin Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors |
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| Venlefaxine. for Major Depressive disorder (MDD) |
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| duloxetine. for depression and anxiety but also for fibromyalgia and diabetic neuropathy |
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| buproprion MDD, ADHD and under the name of buproban and zyban used for smoking cessation |
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