A Patient's Spouse, Who Is a Chemist, Asks a Nurse

A patient's spouse, who is a chemist, asks a nurse how serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) lift depression. The nurse should explain that SSRIs:

A) destroy increased amounts of neurotransmitters.
B) make more serotonin available at the synaptic gap.
C) increase production of acetylcholine and dopamine.
D) block muscarinic and alpha1-norepinephrine receptors.

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