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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=== | |||
*[[Benzodiazepines]] | |||
===Antipsychotics=== | |||
*[[Antipsychotics|Atypical antipsychotics]] | |||
*[[Antipsychotics|Typical antipsychotics]] | |||
===Antidepressants=== | |||
*[[SSRI]] | *[[SSRI]] | ||
*[[Tricylic | *[[Tricylic antidepressant|Tricyclic antidepressants (TCA)]] | ||
*[[SNRI]] | *[[SNRI]] | ||
*[[MAOI]] | *[[MAOI]] | ||
===Mood Stabilisers=== | |||
*[[Lithium]] | *[[Lithium]] | ||
*[[Sodium | *[[Sodium valproate]] | ||
*[[Carbamazepine]] | *[[Carbamazepine]] |
Latest revision as of 10:27, 25 March 2011
Medication is the mainstay of psychiatric treatment, with talking therapies increasingly used.