PSYCHOTROPIC DRUG CLASSES
SIDE EFFECTS
DISORDERS
THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS
SYMPTOMS
100

fluoxetine, sertraline

What is a SSRI?

100
Motor inner driven restless (tapping foot incessantly, rocking in chair)
What is akathisia?
100

Mood which lasts at least 2 weeks and is accompanied with symptoms such as low motivation and hopelessness.

What is depression?

100
Nurse mirrors patient's overt and covert message with use of patient's key words.
What is restating?
100

Feeling helpless, hopeless, worthless is common to what type of disorders?

What is depressive disorder?

200

Need to be concerned with dietary interactions, including cheeses, and wine.

What are MAOIs?

200

Symptoms of dry mouth, blurred vision, urinary retention, and constipation are caused by this.

What are anticholinergic side effects?

200
Disorder which involves lability in mood from depression to hypo-mania or mania.
What is bipolar disorder?
200
Technique used to relieve stress in body by envisioning images that are calming and health enhancing.
What is Guided Imagery?
200
Non-stop physical activity and lack of sleep and food can lead to physical exhaustion and if death if not treated. This is an emergency situation.
What is manic behavior?
300

Class of drugs used to address both positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia.

What are 2nd generation anti-psychotics?

300

Serious condition that occurs when the patient eyes are locked in an upward gaze.

What is an oculogyric crisis?

300
Characterized by unstable, intense relationships, impulsivity, rapid mood shifts, self-mutilation, fear of abandonment, splitting, and anger.
What is border line personality disorder?
300
Involves a physical and social setting that focuses on effecting positive change.
What is therapeutic milieu?
300
Auditory hallucinations are this type of symptom in schizophrenia.
What is a positive symptom?
400
Drugs which are used for seizure disorders and psychiatric disorders, especially for bipolar disorder.
What are mood stabilizers?
400
Serious and irreversible side effects which involve involuntary tonic muscle spasms involving tongue, fingers, toes, neck, trunk, or pelvis.
What is tardive dyskinesia?
400

Characterized by presence hyperactivity, impulsivity and inattention.

What is ADHD?

400
Staff meetings and treatment plan are used to maintain control and minimize manipulation by a patient experiencing acute mania. The goal is to provide this for the patient.
What is consistency?
400
A patient with schizophrenia is withdrawn, lacks energy, and feels guilty. He displays this type of symptom.
What is a negative symptom?
500

Drugs which address schizophrenia's positive symptoms only.

What are 1st generation anti-psychotics?

500
A rare but potentially fatal syndrome involving muscle rigidity, fever, and elevated WBC's.
What is Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome?
500

Characterized by disobedience, angry outbursts, blaming others and arguing with adults.

What is oppositional defiant disorder?

500
When a patient is acting out on a unit with verbal and/or physical aggressiveness, this is a priority.
What is safety for patient and others?
500
A patient with schizophrenia may have grandiose or persecutory thoughts. He/she may be concerned about thought broadcasting, insertion, or withdrawal. This patient is experiencing a positive symptom.
What is a delusion?
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