General Psychotropics Medications
Classes of Medications
Side Effects of Medications
Substance Abuse
Psychiatric Illiness
100
These Medicines that alter chemical levels in the brain, which impact mood and behavior
What is Psychotropic medications
100
Mood Stabilizers are used most often to treat this disorder
What is Bipolar Disorder?
100

This warning for children and adolescence can be a side effect of taking the antidepressants

What is Increase in suicidal ideation?

100

Almost 1 million people in the US are currently addicted to this type of drug.

What is Heroin and other opiates?

100
When this illness is treated with medication, the results are -Decrease in hallucinations and delusions -Improved organization of thinking and speech -Decreased paranoia and increased social contact
What is Schizophrenia?
200
This is another word for “psychotropic medications”
What is Psychotherapeutic medications
200
An SSRI is an example of this type class of medication
What is Antidepressant
200

People can build a tolerance to this class of anti-anxiety medication and often need higher dose to get same effect

What are benzodiapines?

200

These 2 medications are often used for opioid dependence

What are Methadone and Suboxone?

200

This is an older term for Bipolar Disorder?

What is Manic Depressive Disorder?

300
Psychotropic don’t cure the illness, but they...
What is Treat the symptoms
300
Antipsychotic medications are often used to treat this type of psychotic disorder
What is Schizophrenia?
300

Name at least 2 typical side effects of psychotropic medications:

What is physical movement (ex. Rigidity, Persistent muscle spasms, Tremors, Restlessness, Long-term use can lead to Tardive Dyskinesia (TDK))

300

When a person takes alcohol or opioids when they are on a drug prescribed medication for their addiction, this occurs

What is Unpleasant side-effects?

300

These types of medications (SSRIs, SNRIs , Tricyclics, Tetracyclics, MAOIs) treat what condition

What is Depression?

400
This is the name for the chemicals in the brain that can be increased or decreased by Psychotropic Medications
What is Neurotransmitters
400

Name 1 example of SSRI meds

What is Prozac, Celexa, Zoloft, Paxil, and Lexapro

400

Name one major type of Atypical (abnormal) psychotropic side effects?

What is -Major weight gain -Changes in person’s metabolism (Can increase chance of getting Diabetes, high cholesterol, or hypertension)

400

Naltroxene treats these two types of substance abuse dependence

What is Alcohol and Opioid Dependence?

400

A person with memory problems can effect their medication usage in these two ways:

What is Forgetting to take meds, or take too much meds

500
Name 3 of the 9 classes of Psychotropic Medications
What is Antipsychotic, mood stabilizers, antidepressants, anti-panic agents, anti-obsessive agents, anti-anxiety agents, stimulants, medications for substance abuse
500

Name one class of medication that treats Bipolar Disorder

What is Antipsychotic, anticonvulsants and mood stabilizers

500

People with heart problems should take extra precautions when taking medications to treat this mental health condition

What is ADHD?

500

This synthetic medication blocks euphoric and sedating effects of opiates?

What is methadone?

500

Provide 2 examples of Medical Co-morbidity Considerations

What are: -Atypical anti-psychotics place members at risk for metabolic syndrome -Zyprexa should usually be avoided for members with diabetes -History of heart attack places members at high risk for depression -Hypothyroidism mimics symptoms of depression -Steroids such as Prednisone should be used cautiously in someone with bipolar disorder -Mood stabilizers and anti-psychotics can be dangerous during pregnancy

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