Antidepressants
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DEFINITION
- "Antidepressants" have historically primarily been marketed to treat depression.
- Some antidepressants can also be used to treat anxiety (including generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, and panic disorder), post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, bulimia nervosa, diabetic neuropathy pain, fibromyalgia pain, and to facilitate smoking cessation.
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DEFINITION
- "Antidepressants" have historically primarily been marketed to treat depression.
- Some antidepressants can also be used to treat anxiety (including generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, and panic disorder), post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, bulimia nervosa, diabetic neuropathy pain, fibromyalgia pain, and to facilitate smoking cessation.
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