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• Mental illness: An overview of medication options

Types of medications for mental illness

• Combined reuptake inhibitors and receptor blockers
• Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)
• Norepinephrine and dopamine reuptake inhibitors (NDRIs)
• Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
• Serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs)
• Tetracyclic antidepressants
• Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs)

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