Neuroscience
An SNRI primarily effects these two neurotransmitters.
What are serotonin and norepinephrine?
This therapy was originally designed for borderline personality disorder and integrates mindfulness.
What is Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)?
This opioid antagonist is used to reverse overdoses.
What is Naloxone (Narcan)?
Chronic alcohol use reduces activity of this inhibitory neurotransmitter, contributing to withdrawal symptoms.
What is GABA?
DSM-5 combines “substance abuse” and “substance dependence” into this single diagnosis.
What is substance use disorder (SUD)?
Low levels of this neurotransmitter are strongly associated with depression
What is serotonin?
This therapy technique uses gradual exposure to feared situations or objects to reduce anxiety.
What is exposure therapy?
This benzodiazepine has the longest half life in its class.
What is Valium (diazepam)?
This is what IMF stands for in the sense of illegal drugs.
What is illicitly manufactured fentanyl?
The DSM-5 uses this number of criteria to determine severity: 2–3 for mild, 4–5 for moderate, and 6 or more for severe.
What is 11?
These are the chemical messengers in the brain that affect mood and behavior.
What are neurotransmitters?
In DBT, this is the practice of tolerating emotional discomfort without making it worse
What is distress tolerance?
This class of medications was almost completely replaced by benzodiazepines, due to their favorable side effect profile and lower risk of toxicity.
What are barbiturates?
This partial opioid agonist is commonly used in medication-assisted treatment (MAT).
What is buprenorphine?
A diagnosis of major depressive disorder requires symptoms lasting at least this long.
What is two weeks?
Overactivity of this neurotransmitter is linked to psychotic symptoms in schizophrenia.
What is dopamine?
This therapy, developed by Aaron Beck, focuses on changing unhelpful thought patterns.
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)?
This antidepressant is an NRDI, working on different neurotransmitters than traditional SSRIs.
What is bupropion (Wellbutrin)?
DXM, which can be abused in higher doses, is available legally OTC.
What is dextromethorphan?
This disorder is diagnosed when someone has had at least one manic episode, with or without depressive episodes.
What is bipolar I disorder?
This is the most abundant excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain.
What is glutamate?
This type of therapy is based on Freud’s ideas and explores the unconscious mind and early experiences
What is psychoanalysis (or psychodynamic therapy)?
This controlled substance is approved as a nasal spray for treatment resistant depression (TRD).
What is esketamine (Spravato)?
This medication, prescribed for AUD, can cause severe reactions when mixed with alcohol.
What is disulfiram (Antabuse)?
Significant deficits in social communication and restricted, repetitive behaviors are diagnostic features of this neurodevelopmental disorder.
What is autism spectrum disorder (ASD)?