Psychoactive/Psychotropic drugs
A psychoactive drug or psychotropic substance is a chemical substance that acts primarily upon the central nervous system where it alters brain function, resulting in temporary changes in perception , mood , consciousness and behavior . These drugs may be used recreationally to purposefully alter one's consciousness , as entheogens for ritual or spiritual purposes, or therapeutically as medication . There are 6 major classes of psychiatric medications : 1. Antidepressants , which are used to treat disparate disorders such as clinical depression , dysthymia , anxiety , and eating disorders and affect dysregulation , colloquially termed 'mood stabilization' in borderline personality disorder . 2. Stimulants , which are used to treat disorders such as attention deficit disorder and narcolepsy and to suppress the appetite . 3. Antipsychotics , which are used to treat psychoses such as schizophrenia and mania . 4. Mood stabilizers , which are used to treat bip
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