| APs | Antipsychotic drugs |
| SGFs | Second-generation antipsychotics |
| TGFs | Third-generation antipsychotics |
| BDNF | Brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| FGAs | First-generation antipsychotics |
| SGAs | Second-generation antipsychotics |
| EPSs | Extrapyramidal symptoms |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| MDD | Major depressive disorder |
| GFs | Growth factors |
| GDNF | Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor |
| NT-3 | Neurotrophin 3 |
| NT-4 | Neurotrophin 4 |
| TrkA, TrkB, TrkC | Tropomyosin receptor kinase A, B, C |
| p75NTR | p75 neurotrophin receptor |
| NGF | Nerve growth factor |
| PSD | Postsynaptic density |
| IEG | Immediate early gene |
| PFC | Prefrontal cortex |
| fMRI | Functional magnetic resonance imaging |
| NET | Norepinephrine transporter |
| Hsp90 | Heat shock protein 90 |
| IP3 | Inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate |
| DG | Dentate gyrus |
| 5-HT2A | Serotonin receptor 2A |
| α2C | Alpha-2C Adrenergic Receptor |
| 5-HT7 | Serotonin receptor 7 |
| M1 | Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M1 |
| H1 | Histamine receptor 1 |
| α1A | Alpha-1A Adrenergic Receptor |
| α2A | Alpha-2A Adrenergic Receptor |
| Gfap | Glial fibrillary acidic protein |
| Psd95 | Postsynaptic density protein 95 |
| mTOR | Mammalian target of rapamycin |
| EEF2 | Eukaryotic elongation factor 2 |
| PD | Parkinson’s disease |