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    Mood Disorders
    • Overview of Mood Disorders
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    • Bipolar Disorder
      • Causes
      • Symptoms
        • Depression
        • Mania
        • Hypomania
        • Mixed episodes
      • Diagnosis
      • Treatment
        • Lithium
        • Antiseizure medications
        • Antipsychotics
        • Antidepressants
        • Other treatments
        • Psychotherapy
        • Education and support
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    • Cyclothymic Disorder
      • Treatment
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    • Depression
      • Causes
      • Symptoms
        • Major depressive disorder
        • Persistent depressive disorder
        • Premenstrual dysphoric disorder
        • Prolonged grief disorder
        • Suicide
        • Substance use
        • Other effects of depression
      • Diagnosis
        • Testing
      • Treatment
        • Support
        • Psychotherapy
        • Medications for depression
        • Electroconvulsive therapy
        • Phototherapy
        • Other therapies
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    • Medications for Treatment of Depression
      • Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
      • Norepinephrine-dopamine reuptake inhibitors, serotonin modulators, and serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors
      • Heterocyclic (including tricyclic) antidepressants
      • Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)
      • Melatonergic antidepressant
      • Ketamine and esketamine
      • Other treatments
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