Mental Illness Treatments

Effexor is the brand name for venlafaxine, a prescription antidepressant that is also used in treatment of conditions such as generalized anxiety disorder. Though each patient responds differently...

Tegretol (generic name Carbamazepine) is a medication that has, in the past few years, become popular in treating bipolar disorder. Understanding its therapeutic levels will help you understand...

Advances in medical technology give people with all types of medical conditions the chance to treat these conditions and live a normal life. One such medication that is relatively new on the...

Geodon is a drug used to treat bipolar disease and schizophrenia. It comes in a capsule and an injectable form. Daily recommended dosage ranges from 40 mg to 200 mg for the capsule and 20 mg to...

Geodon (ziprasidone) is an antipsychotic medication used in treatment of psychotic disorders (i.e., Schizophrenia and Schizoaffective disorder) and Bipolar disorder. It has shown efficacy with...

Mental Health America reported in September 2009 that 20 percent of the U.S. population suffers the symptoms of depression and 40 million people have some form of anxiety disorder. Mood disorders...

A tetracyclic antidepressant, Remeron, also known as Mirtazapine, is typically used to treat major depression. Major depression, according to the DSM-IV is a depressed mood that remains for two or...

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals produces Effexor, the brand name for the antidepressant venlafaxine. Effexor is a selective serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor. The brain produces serotonin and...

Olanzapine, marketed in the United States under the brand name Zyprexa, is an antipsychotic prescription medication approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat the mental illness...

Effexor (also known as venlafaxine) is an SNRI antidepressant used to treat clinical depression and anxiety disorders. It increases the amount of certain neurotransmitters in your brain, which...

Lexapro is an antidepressant medication that's manufactured by Forest Pharmaceuticals Inc. It's frequently prescribed to treat various psychological conditions and is classified as a selective...