Psychiatric Medication

Psychiatric Medication The medicines used to treat mental disorders are divided in following groups Antidepressants However they are also used to treat These are medicines used to treat depression OCD Panic Disorder Anxiety Disorders (Obsessive Compulsive Disorders) It Must Be My Fault! Certain Phobias PTSD (Post Traumatic Bulimia Nervosa Stress Disorder) Antipsychotics For Example : They are used to treat various psychotic disorders Schizophrenia Scizoaffective Disorder Delusional Disorder Mood Stabilizers Mood Stabilizers suppress Mood Stabilizers suppress swings between Mania and Depression swings between Mania and Depression These are medicines used to treat and prevent episodes of Bipolar Affective Disorders Anxiolytics These are also used to decrease agitation in other major psychiatric illnesses Anxiolytic medications have been used for the treatment of anxiety and its related to psychological and physical symptoms However these are addictive medications and should not be used long term 000 TEST Hypnotics These are medicines used for short term symptomatic treatment of insomnia Designed & Developed In Public Interest By DR. HIMALEE ABEYA MBBS (HONS) MD (PSYCHIATRY) FRANZCP in