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18 Cards in this Set
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Psychotropic drugs |
drugs used to treat mental disorders |
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antipsychotics |
neuroleptics used to treat the sx of psychosis typical and atypical |
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How many antipsychotics available in depot injections |
4 |
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Depot injection |
time release form of med used for maintenance therapy |
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EPS |
major se of antipsychotics(especially typical antipsychotics |
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Antidepressants |
primarily used to treat meajor depression anxiety depressed phase of bipolar psychotic depression |
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Groups of antidepressants |
Tricyclic SSRI MAOI Other |
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Mood Stabilizers |
used to treat bipolar d/o and stabilize mood prevents/minimizess high and lows that characterize bipolar,tx acute episodes of mania |
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Most established mood stabilizer |
Lithium |
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What other medications can effectively stabilize mood |
anti convulsants Depakote |
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Anxiolytics |
antianxiety drugs used to treat anxiety insomnia ocd depression ptsd and alcohol withdrawal |
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Most effective treatment for anxiety and insomnia |
benzodiazepines |
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Anxiolytics mediates action of |
GABA |
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CSS-IV benzo |
risk for abuse and dependency |
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Common side effects benzodiazepines |
CNS depression |
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Nonbenzodiazepine |
Also effective tx of anxiety BUSPAR Acts as partial agonist @ serotonin receptors lower serotonin turnover |
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NOnbenzodiazepine side effects |
dizziness sedation nausea headache Use caution in elderly |
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Stimulants |
Virtually no clinical use except amphetamine in treatment of ADD and ADHD |
