Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors for Social Anxiety Disorder
How It Works
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) affect brain chemicals (Reference neurotransmitters Opens New Window) and reduce anxiety and depression.
| By: | Reference Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: May 14, 2012 |
| Medical Review: | Reference E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
Reference Lisa S. Weinstock, MD - Psychiatry |
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