This is a list of
psychiatric medications used by
psychiatrist
A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in psychiatry, the branch of medicine devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, study, and treatment of mental disorders. Psychiatrists are physicians and evaluate patients to determine whether their sy ...
s and other
physicians to treat
mental illness
A mental disorder, also referred to as a mental illness or psychiatric disorder, is a behavioral or mental pattern that causes significant distress or impairment of personal functioning. Such features may be persistent, relapsing and remitti ...
or distress.
The list is ordered alphabetically according to the condition or conditions, then by the
generic
Generic or generics may refer to:
In business
* Generic term, a common name used for a range or class of similar things not protected by trademark
* Generic brand, a brand for a product that does not have an associated brand or trademark, other ...
name of each medication. The list is not exhaustive and not all drugs are used regularly in all countries. Some medications treat multiple conditions and appear multiple times.
Drug Dependence Therapy
Used in the treatment of alcoholism and opioid dependence
Used for smoking cessation
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Stimulants
Non-Stimulant Medications
Anxiety Disorders
Benzodiazepines
Non-Benzodiazepine Anxiolytics
Antidepressants
Non-Pharmaceutical
Autism
Atypical antipsychotics
Bipolar Disorder
Mood Stabilizers
Atypical Antipsychotics
Depressive Disorders
Non-Pharmaceutical
Insomnia
Benzodiazepines
Z-Drugs
Melatonergic Agents
Barbiturates
Sedating Antidepressants
Antihistamines
Others
Non-Pharmaceutical
Psychotic Disorders
Typical antipsychotics
Low potency
Medium potency
High potency
Atypical Antipsychotics
Adjuncts
See also
*
List of psychiatric medications
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 re ...
Notes
References
External links
Children and Medication - a multimodal presentation
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