A patient is diagnosed with severe depression. The nurse will prepare a plan to teach the patient about medications that improve brain availability of which neurotransmitter? Select all that apply.

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Two neurotransmitters believed to be in low concentration at brain synapses of patients with depression are norepinephrine and serotonin. Most antidepressants act to increase availability of one or both of these neurotransmitters. Dopamine is implicated in schizophrenia; acetylcholine is implicated in Alzheimer's disease. Substance P modulates pain.

A Patient Is Diagnosed with Severe Depression