Some of these classifications can be used in more than one disorder. Likewise, multiple drug classifications can be used in treating a single mental health condition.

Several of these classifications are associated with maintaining a balance of the neurotransmitters involved.

catatonia — state in which someone is awake but does not appropriately respond to other people and their environment; can affect someone’s movement, speech, and behavior. cognitive-behavioral therapy — type of psychotherapeutic method that helps people identify maladaptive and negative patterns of thinking that cause a negative influence on behavior and mood; this thinking is…. hypnagogic hallucinations — sleep-related hallucinations that occur as a person is falling asleep; commonly visual and consist of vivid images of patterns, shapes, or people; occasionally may involve sounds…. prodrug — a drug that is pharmacologically inactive until it is ingested and metabolized into an active form.