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Prescription drugs used to treat mental illness are called

A)antidepressants.
B)psychotherapy.
C)psychiatric drugs.
D)antipsychotic drugs.

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C) psychiatric drugs

Step-by-step 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.

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