Drug Therapy
A number of psychoactive drugs are highly effective and widely used by psychiatrists and other medical doctors. These drugs are often categorized according to the disorder for which they are primarily prescribed. For example, antidepressants are used to treat depression.
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), such as fluoxetine Some Trade Names PROZAC, sertraline Some Trade Names ZOLOFT, and citalopram Some Trade Names CELEXA, are the newest and most widely used class of antidepressants. Other classes of antidepressants include the serotonin- norepinephrine Some Trade Names LEVOPHEDreuptake inhibitors (SNRIs), such as venlafaxine Some Trade Names EFFEXORor duloxetine, and the norepinephrine Some Trade Names LEVOPHED/ dopamine Some Trade Names INTROPINdrugs, such as bupropion Some Trade Names WELLBUTRIN.
Antipsychotic drugs, such as chlorpromazine Some Trade Names THORAZINE, haloperidol Some Trade Names HALDOL, and thiothixene Some Trade Names NAVANE, are helpful in treating psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia. Newer antipsychotic drugs (commonly called atypicals), such as risperidone Some Trade Names RISPERDAL, olanzapine Some Trade Names ZYPREXA, quetiapine Some Trade Names SEROQUEL, ziprasidone Some Trade Names GEODON, and aripiprazole, are now commonly used as first-line therapy. For patients who do not respond to traditional and atypical antipsychotics, clozapine Some Trade Names CLOZARILis increasingly used.
SSRIs and antianxiety drugs, such as clonazepam Some Trade Names KLONOPIN, lorazepam Some Trade Names ATIVAN, and diazepam Some Trade Names VALIUMDIASTAT, as well as antidepressants, are used to treat anxiety disorders, such as panic disorder and phobias. Mood stabilizers, such as lithium Some Trade Names LITHANELITHONATE, carbamazepine Some Trade Names TEGRETOL, and valproate Some Trade Names DEPARENE, have been used to treat manic-depressive illness (bipolar disorder).
A number of psychoactive drugs are highly effective and widely used by psychiatrists and other medical doctors. These drugs are often categorized according to the disorder for which they are primarily prescribed. For example, antidepressants are used to treat depression.
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), such as fluoxetine Some Trade Names PROZAC, sertraline Some Trade Names ZOLOFT, and citalopram Some Trade Names CELEXA, are the newest and most widely used class of antidepressants. Other classes of antidepressants include the serotonin- norepinephrine Some Trade Names LEVOPHEDreuptake inhibitors (SNRIs), such as venlafaxine Some Trade Names EFFEXORor duloxetine, and the norepinephrine Some Trade Names LEVOPHED/ dopamine Some Trade Names INTROPINdrugs, such as bupropion Some Trade Names WELLBUTRIN.
Antipsychotic drugs, such as chlorpromazine Some Trade Names THORAZINE, haloperidol Some Trade Names HALDOL, and thiothixene Some Trade Names NAVANE, are helpful in treating psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia. Newer antipsychotic drugs (commonly called atypicals), such as risperidone Some Trade Names RISPERDAL, olanzapine Some Trade Names ZYPREXA, quetiapine Some Trade Names SEROQUEL, ziprasidone Some Trade Names GEODON, and aripiprazole, are now commonly used as first-line therapy. For patients who do not respond to traditional and atypical antipsychotics, clozapine Some Trade Names CLOZARILis increasingly used.
SSRIs and antianxiety drugs, such as clonazepam Some Trade Names KLONOPIN, lorazepam Some Trade Names ATIVAN, and diazepam Some Trade Names VALIUMDIASTAT, as well as antidepressants, are used to treat anxiety disorders, such as panic disorder and phobias. Mood stabilizers, such as lithium Some Trade Names LITHANELITHONATE, carbamazepine Some Trade Names TEGRETOL, and valproate Some Trade Names DEPARENE, have been used to treat manic-depressive illness (bipolar disorder).
