Question

Prescription drugs used to treat mental illness are called
A)antidepressants.
B)psychotherapy.
C)psychiatric drugs.
D)antipsychotic drugs.

Answer 1

Answer:

C) psychiatric drugs

Explanation:

A psychiatric medication is a drug taken to have an effect on the chemical makeup of the brain and nervous system; used to treat mental illnesses.

Antidepressants are a type of psychiatric drug. Psychotherapy is not a drug. Antipsychotics are a type of psychiatric drug.