psychotherapy and the use of psychopharmacological treatments (Korn, 2015). Though the development and use of psychotherapy, in conjunction with psychopharmacological treatments, have resulted in countless successful outcomes, the challenges of extrapyramidal effects, ethical concerns and other therapeutic challenges, regarding the refinement of treatment, still remains a constant (Laureate Education, 2012). To further analyze this concept, I will provide an overview of the major development in…
thioxanthene derivative which contains flupentixol as active substances. It belongs to group of medicines known as antidepressants drugs which act on nerve pathway in specific areas of the brain and help in correcting some chemical imbalances that cause the symptoms of this illness. - Its International Non-proprietary Name (INN) is flupentixol , but its British Approved Name (BAN) is flupenthixol and it is known in the market under the name of Fluanxol and Depixol. - In the United States , it…
service connected for paranoid schizophrenia. The client is currently single with two children. The client’s son is fourteen and she has a two year old daughter. The client presented for therapy related to her paranoid schizophrenia symptoms. Ms. T had paranoia symptoms associated with her diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia. She was using a knife to cut up her clothes and furniture and then accusing her boyfriend and the maintenance worker at her apartment complex of destroying her property.…
outline its symptoms, the brain structures of Schizophrenic patients, how neurochemistry may be a possible causative factor in it and how medication can affect the brain structure and neurochemistry to manage symptoms in diagnoses of Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is a serious chronic mental disorder which is described chiefly by defalcation in thought processes, emotional impartiality, and perceptions. Schizophrenic patients present with positive, negative and additionally cognitive symptoms.…
aimed to reduce symptoms at the lowest dose manageable. Due to the severity of the side effects of these medications, individuals may be reluctant to take them. Medication is split into two generations: first-generation antipsychotics and second-generation antipsychotics. The latter group of the two are most often preferred in due to the lesser severe side-effects they pose. The former is cheaper, but the neurological effects can cause notable, at times irreversible, extrapyramidal side effects.…
Rosenheck, Perkins, Hsiao ,2005). One important factor for counselors to keep in mind is that, the newer agents seems to be more efficient than the conventional drugs which is otherwise called the first generation medications to reduce the extrapyramidal symptoms (Lieberman,et al,.2005) . Some of the medications that are recommended for treatment of psychosis disorders are olanzapine (Zyprexa, Eli Lilly), quetiapine (Seroquel, AstraZeneca) risperidone (Risperdal, Janssen and perphenazine,…
PROGNOSIS OF SCHIZOPHRENIA The prognosis of schizophrenia varies individually. It mainly decreases with life expectancy of about 12-15 years due to its association with obesity, little exercise and smoking ,with an increased rate of suicide playing a less role. Schizophrenia is a major cause of disability with active psychosis, quadriplegia, dementia, paraplegia, and blindness. Most people have many disabilities . They live independently with the support of the outer community. The suicidal…
(PD). The features that MB presents with are resting tremors, postural instability, rigidity, and a mask-like face. MB also displays with some symptoms of insomnia, anxiety, and depression. The Figure above shows the clinical features that are seen with PD patients. (HumanBiology.com) 7 Pathophysiology: Parkinson’s Disease is a disease of the extrapyramidal system. It specifically entails a dysfunctional Basal Ganglia and nigrostriatal pathway.10 This system maintains upright body posture,…
body. It primarily used to treat extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) induced by antipsychotic in the treatment of psychosis and schizophrenia. Anticholinergic is used to treat client with Asthma, incontinence, gastrointestinal cramps, and muscular spasms and some used for the treatment of depression and sleep disorders. The nurse need to monitor the client vital signs for tachycardia, fluid intake and output, encourage client to dink fluid and to report any symptoms of…
Disorganized Schizophrenia By: Melissa Trimble CLTCC 1. Definition: o This mental illness is chronic and has the individual experiencing extreme fluctuations of the thought process, showing symptoms of seeing things that are not there and behavior that has no reasoning or purpose. 2. Possible Causes/Risk Factors: o No one is sure of the cause, but there are theories of the cause behind this illness, one being a brain dysfunction caused by environmental or genetic factors. o…