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Medications - Mental Health, Mental Illness Internet URL http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/medicate.cfm Sponsoring Agency National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health Description This booklet is designed to help people understand how and why drugs can be used as part of the treatment of mental health problems. It also discusses several psychotherapeutic medicines in the four major categories: antipsychotic, antidepressant, antimanic, and antianxiety medications. The booklet contains an index of both the generic and trade names of the specific medicines. Related Topics Antidepressants Behavior Disorders Mental Disorders Pharmaceuticals Prescription Drugs Psychopharmacology Review Date 1/20/2004

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