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  2. List of psychiatric medications by condition treated - Wikipedia

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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. Some medications ...

  3. List of psychiatric medications - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. List of long term side effects of antipsychotics - Wikipedia

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    Many patients will not develop these side effects, although there is still a significant possibility of risks associated with Antipsychotic usage. The percentage of patients affected by side effects like Tardive dyskinesia is significantly high and estimated to be a 20-50% prevalence.

  5. Psychiatric medication - Wikipedia

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    The popularity of these drugs have increased significantly since then, with millions prescribed annually. [10] The introduction of these drugs brought profound changes to the treatment of mental illness. It meant that more patients could be treated without the need for confinement in a psychiatric hospital.

  6. Management of depression - Wikipedia

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    ( e.g., sham acupuncture [clarification needed]) Given an accurate diagnosis of major depressive disorder, in general the type of treatment (psychotherapy and/or antidepressants, alternate or other treatments, or active intervention) is "less important than getting depressed patients involved in an active therapeutic program." [7]

  7. Treatment of mental disorders - Wikipedia

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    The history of the medications used in mental disorders has developed a lot through years. The discovery of modern drugs prevailed during the 20th century. Lithium, a mood stabilizer , was discovered as a treatment of mania, by John F. Cade in 1949, "and Hammond (1871) used lithium bromide for 'acute mania with depression'". [ 14 ]

  8. Glossary of psychiatry - Wikipedia

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    Mental retardation (more commonly referred to as intellectual disability [39] [40]) is a term used when a person has certain limitations in mental functioning and in skills such as communicating, taking care of themselves, and social skills. In children, these limitations will cause a child to learn and develop more slowly than a typical child.

  9. Prognosis - Wikipedia

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    Prognosis (Greek: πρόγνωσις "fore-knowing, foreseeing"; pl.: prognoses) is a medical term for predicting the likelihood or expected development of a disease, including whether the signs and symptoms will improve or worsen (and how quickly) or remain stable over time; expectations of quality of life, such as the ability to carry out daily activities; the potential for complications and ...