Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors ssri antidepressants, such as citalopram, fluoxetine, paroxetine, venlafaxine, and sertraline.

Celexa and its generic drug, citalopram, are approved by the food and drug administration to treat major depression, mood disorders, panic disorders and social anxiety.

There are other independent studies which also agree that escitalopram is the drug of choice.