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[[image:psychiatricmedication.jpg|right|thumb|300px|A direct approach to dealing with a deficit in [[serotonin]].]] | |||
Medication is the mainstay of psychiatric treatment, with [[talking therapies]] increasingly used. | |||
===Sedatives=== | ===Sedatives=== | ||
*[[Benzodiazepines]] | *[[Benzodiazepines]] | ||
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===Antidepressants=== | ===Antidepressants=== | ||
*[[SSRI]] | *[[SSRI]] | ||
*[[Tricylic | *[[Tricylic antidepressant|Tricyclic antidepressants (TCA)]] | ||
*[[SNRI]] | *[[SNRI]] | ||
*[[MAOI]] | *[[MAOI]] | ||
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===Mood Stabilisers=== | ===Mood Stabilisers=== | ||
*[[Lithium]] | *[[Lithium]] | ||
*[[Sodium | *[[Sodium valproate]] | ||
*[[Carbamazepine]] | *[[Carbamazepine]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:27, 25 March 2011
A direct approach to dealing with a deficit in serotonin.
Medication is the mainstay of psychiatric treatment, with talking therapies increasingly used.