ABSTRACT
Psychotropic medications target specišc regions of the brain that regulate mood and emotion and they alter behavior in two ways. e molecules of common psychotropic drugs bind to receptors and block the transmission of such neurotransmitters as dopamine, GABA, or serotonin to travel from one neuron to another within a circuit, thereby reducing availability of the neurotransmitter. Conversely, the molecules can bind to receptors that permit the reabsorption of excess neurotransmitter within the synaptic junction, thus decreasing the turnover and increasing the availability of neurotransmitter.
