Table 3.

Mechanism of action of psychotropic medications.

Medication	Mechanism of action
Citalopram, sertraline, fluoxetine	SSRI
Quetiapine	Dopamine, serotonin, and adrenergic antagonist
Mirtazapine	NASSA
Risperidone	Decreases dopaminergic and serotonergic pathway activity
Duloxetine	SNRI
Clozapine	Dopamine and serotonin antagonist
Amitriptyline	TCA

NASSA, noradrenaline and specific serotonergic antidepressants; SNRI, serotonin-noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors; SSRI, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor; TCA, tricyclic antidepressants.