Antidepressant

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Antidepressants are a group of medications that treat depression. Someantidepressants can also be used to treat other conditions, like anxiety disorders or obsessive compulsive disorder.[1]

Major classes of antidepressants include selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs),[1] tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs),[2] and monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs),[3] among others.

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)". Mayo Clinic. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  2. "Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs)". Mayo Clinic. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  3. "Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)". Mayo Clinic. Retrieved January 8, 2019.