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  1. <Mental Health Disorders
    Mood Disorders
    • Overview of Mood Disorders
      • Symptoms and Episodes
        • Depression
        • Mania
        • Hypomania
        • Mixed features
      • Complications of Mood Disorders
        • Suicide in mood disorders
        • Other complications of mood disorders
      • More Information
    • Depression
      • Causes and Risk Factors
      • Symptoms
        • Major depressive disorder
        • Persistent depressive disorder
        • Premenstrual dysphoric disorder
        • Prolonged grief disorder
        • Substance use
        • Other effects of depression
      • Screening
      • Diagnosis
        • Testing
      • Treatment
        • Support
        • Psychotherapy
        • Medications for depression
        • Electroconvulsive therapy
        • Phototherapy (light therapy)
        • Other therapies
      • More Information
    • Medications for Treatment of Depression
      • Antidepressants and Suicide Risk
      • Classes of Antidepressant Medications
        • Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
        • Serotonin modulators, serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, and norepinephrine-dopamine reuptake inhibitors
        • N-methyl D-aspartate (NMDA) antagonist/sigma-1 agonist
        • Heterocyclic (including tricyclic) antidepressants
        • Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)
        • Melatonergic antidepressant
        • Ketamine and esketamine
    • Bipolar Disorders
      • Causes
      • Symptoms
      • Diagnosis
      • Treatment
        • Psychotherapy
        • Education and support
        • Other treatments
      • More Information
    • Cyclothymic Disorder
      • Treatment
      • More Information
    • Medications for Treatment of Bipolar Disorders
      • Mood Stabilizers
        • Lithium
        • Antiseizure medications
        • Antipsychotics
        • Antidepressants
      • Precautions During Pregnancy
        • Antiseizure medications
        • Lithium
        • Antipsychotics
        • Antidepressants
      • More Information
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