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This is a list of psychiatric medications used by psychiatrists and other physicians to treat mental illness or distress. The list is ordered alphabetically according to the condition or conditions, then by the generic name of each medication. The list is not exhaustive and not all drugs are used regularly in all countries.
Thus, these medications are used to treat mental illnesses. These medications are typically made of synthetic chemical compounds and are usually prescribed in psychiatric settings, potentially involuntarily during commitment. Since the mid-20th century, such medications have been leading treatments for a broad range of mental disorders and have ...
This is a complete list of clinically approved prescription antidepressants throughout the world, as well as clinically approved prescription drugs used to augment antidepressants or mood stabilizers, by pharmacological and/or structural classification. Chemical/generic names are listed first, with brand names in parentheses.
This is an alphabetical list of psychiatric medications used by psychiatrists and other physicians to treat mental illness or distress. The list is not exhaustive. All mentioned drugs here are generic names. Not all drugs listed are used regularly in all countries.
Elavil (amitriptyline) – a tricyclic antidepressant used as a first-line treatment for neuropathic pain; Eurodin, Prosom – a benzodiazepine derivative with anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, hypnotic, sedative and skeletal muscle relaxant properties, commonly prescribed for short-term treatment of insomnia
Antipsychotics by class Generic name Brand names Chemical class ATC code Typical antipsychotics; Acepromazine: Atravet, Acezine: phenothiazine: N05AA04
While a 2018 study found that the 21 most commonly prescribed antidepressant medications were slightly more effective than placebos for the short-term (acute) treatments of adults with major depressive disorder, [19] [20] other research has found that the placebo effect may account for most or all of the drugs' observed efficacy. [21] [22]
Though psychiatric medication is the most frequently prescribed therapy for major depression, [5] psychotherapy may be effective, either alone or in combination with medication. [6] Combining psychotherapy and antidepressants may provide a "slight advantage", but antidepressants alone or psychotherapy alone are not significantly different from ...