Mood Disorders
Methylamine antidepressants that selectively inhibit reuptake of serotonin and norepinephrine
What is Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor?
This type of anxiety is considered stage fright
Situation dependent anxiety
This schizophrenia subtype is characterized by a patient who experiences at least one delusion or frequent auditory hallucinations.
What is paranoid schizophrenia?
An eating disorder that involves these three things: Binge eating, Purging, and Dietary restriction.
Bulimia Nervosa
This substance accounts for the greatest percentage increase in basal dopamine levels.
Amphetamines
The most common long-term effect of Electroconvulsive Therapy
What is memory impairment?
This type of anxiety disorder is more common in women?
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
These medications are linked to decreasing the likelihood of schizophrenia in females.
What are contraceptive medications?
The name of Allan's dog.
Dixie
This region of the brain is considered the “starting point” for dopamine release within the mesolimbic pathway.
Ventral Tegmental Area
Life-threatening drug reaction that can occur with interactions between serotonergic drugs
What is Serotonin Syndrome?
This neurotransmitter is the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter for the CNS?
GABA
A rare, potentially fatal complication of antipsychotic drug therapy, that has noted similarities to malignant hyperthermia.
What is neuroleptic malignant syndrome?
The year Dr. Lovern graduated from nursing school.
1993
This extracurricular activity has been proven to increase basal dopamine levels and maintain those levels for several hours after cessation.
Ice baths