Study of how drugs affect psychological and behavioral functioning and of their clinical use. Treatment response to a drug does not alone identify a disorder's original cause.
Risperidone is an antipsychotic with antagonistic actions at dopamine D2 receptors and serotonin receptors. These interactions are part of its pharmacology, while its complete mechanism of clinical benefit remains incompletely established.[ref]
Imipramine is a tricyclic antidepressant affecting monoamine uptake and several receptor systems. Its regulatory description distinguishes observed pharmacological actions from a fully established explanation of clinical benefit.[ref]
A tricyclic antidepressant with serotonin-reuptake-inhibiting action, studied in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Comparative efficacy must be interpreted alongside tolerability and the treatment schedule; results for it do not automatically describe every SSRI.

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