Therapeutic amine-arylsulfonamide conjugate compounds, of the general formula: wherein R′ is [D-W-], hydroxyl, or alkoxyl; R″ is independently [D-W′-], hydrogen, alkoxy, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl or aryl, or R″ and R″ together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a 4-, 5-, 6-, 7- or 8-membered ring optionally containing one or two further heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur; D is independently a therapeutic amine radical comprising at least one nitrogen atom and optionally at least one oxygen atom coupled to W or W′ by a nitrogen or oxygen atom; W and W′ are a chemical bond or linker; wherein either R′ is [D-W-] or at least one R″ is [D-W′-], and pharmaceutically acceptable esters, amides, salts or solvates thereof, pharmaceutical compositions containing same, methods for their preparation, and their use in treating psychiatric, neurologic and metabolic disorders are disclosed.