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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. ↑ Jump up to: 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.
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