Medication
What type of medication is used to treat depression and anxiety?
SSRI, SSTI, SSRT, or SSRP
SSRI
What are neurodevelopmental disorders:
Disorders that stem from childhood like autism or down syndrome.
What is addiction?
Addiction is the compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity
How does increased medication help combat psychosis side effects?
They alter brain chemistry to help reduce psychotic symptoms, increased doses may help with minimizing these symptoms even more.
What happens when certain medications interact with lithobid?
Serotonin syndrome (too much serotonin resulting in symptoms ranging from shivering, seizures, to possibly even death).
What is a common side effect of prozac?
Dizziness, agitation, diabetes, or hallucinations
Hallucinations
What are 3 types of medication are used to treat psychotic disorders (such as schizophrenia):
Antipsychotic, mood-stabilizing, and lithobid
What are the four C's of addiction?
Compulsion, cravings, consequences and control
How do frequent lower doses of medication affect depressive disorders differently than fewer larger doses?
Lower doses of antidepressants have been shown to reduce the risk of side effects. Higher doses tend to have a larger risk of side effects like mood swings, agitation, and confusion.
What is the cholinergic neurotransmitter system?
Key factor for learning, memory, & other human functions.
Which type of medication is used for acute schizophrenic episodes, antipsychotic medication or mood stabilizers?
Antipsychotic medication
What are the two waves of bipolar disorder and what are some issues with older medication treatments?
High energy (mania) & severe depression, and previous medications mostly targeted the mania wave, and not the depression.
What are the three types of addiction?
Behavioral addiction, substance addiction and impulse addiction
How have medication for disorders (like the ones above) evolved over the last decade?
Over the past decade we have had more medical breakthroughs which have led to many advancements regarding medications for disorders. There are newer treatments with improved efficiency.
What is the goal for medications for neurodevelopmental disorders?
To reduce side effects including tics, anxiety, mood swings, etc).
What is the chemical composition of lithobid?
LiCO, Li3C2, Li2CO3, or LiO2
Li2CO3
What did previous depressive disorder medication mostly target?
They targeted seotonin, nonrepinephrine & dopamine (chemicals that relay information between brain cells).
Name three influences that affect an individual's susceptibility to addiction?
Genetic predisposition, psychological and environmental risk factors, the timing of exposure to the substance, the type of substance used, and the frequency of use influence.
How have researchers and doctors changed their approach to treating mental disorders?
There has been more focus on treatment and making the patient feel better rather than focusing on tolerating the disorder. Professionals are considering every part of these disorders and are trying to help out patients in every way possible. Each patient has a personalized treatment plan instead of following the “standard” treatment.
How has esketamine better than ketamine for treating depressive disorders?
Rapid relief, decreased suicidal thoughts & good for treatment-resistant depression.
What is an example of a medication that can counteract lithobid?
Antidepressants, tylenol, or adderall
Antidepressants
What do previous antipsychotic drugs target and what are the concerns?
They target the neurotransmitter dopamine, which is concerning as they can block some dopamine receptors which causes many side effects. This means some might have to stop the medication, and regress back to their previous condition.
What is the difference between physical dependence and phycological dependence?
Physical dependance relates to how the addiction affects the body in a physical manner like withdrawals while psychological dependance relates to how the addiction affects the way a person behaves.
How are the advancements in medication shown above better than previous treatments?
The medication shown above all claim to have less side effects than the traditional medication used to treat these disorders.
Reduced _______ activity is the presumptive neurochemical cause of depression an anxiety.
Serotonergic
The serotonergic system is one of the oldest transmitter systems in the brain. It directly plays a role in the way different mood disorders affect the brain.