psychiatric disorders
Medications for Treatment of Depression
Introduction
Several drug classes and drugs can be used to treat Depressive Disorders : Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) (SSRIs) Serotonin Modulators (5-HT2 Blockers) (5-HT Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors (SNRIs) (SNRIs) Norepinephrine-Dopamine Reuptake Inhibitor None Heterocyclic Antidepressants (HCAs) (HCAs) Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs) (MAOIs) Melatonergic Antidepressant None Ketamine and Esketamine None Choice and Administration of Antidepressants may be guided by past response to a specific antidepressant. Otherwise, SSRIs are often the initial medications of choice. Although the different SSRIs are equally effective for typical cases, certain properties make them more or less appropriate for certain patients (see table 