Antipsychotic

Considering Brexpiprazole and its Role in Managing Schizophrenia Introduction This review investigates the use of brexpiprazole, a recently approved antipsychotic, for use within the realm of treatment options for schizophrenia. Considerations such as efficacy, tolerability and safety are explored. Methods The strategies used within this study were initiated by employing the use of placebo, aripiprazole and brexpiprazole groups whereby researchers could compare and contrast them in different…

Definition Schizophrenia is psychotic disorder, also known as a mental disorder, which is a very serious mental illness in which someone cannot think or behave like a normal person would, as for me or for you (Merriam-Webster). Schizophrenia can be dealing with one impairment or several different other impairments (American Psychiatric Association). They experience delusions and people with this disorder seem like that have lost touch with the real world because they cannot act as themselves…

The “behavioral manipulation” hypothesis proposes that a parasite can alter the behavior of a host in a way that will improve its chances of being retransmitted, without changing other innate behaviors. It has been hypothesized that T. gondii has evolved to specifically manipulate the behavior of rodents, its ideal secondary host, in order to improve its chances of being acquired by its definitive host, felines. Indeed, infection in mice and rats specifically abolishes innate fear of cat urine…

typically remember prior engagements after episode and feel embarrassed and regret their actions. Pharmacology therapy remains the primary medical treatment for the illness. Which includes lithium, valproate, carbamazepine, lamotrigine, and atypical antipsychotics (Adams, Berk, & Malhi, 2010, p.193). Emerging pharmacology treatments include nacetylcysteine, tamoxifen, and agenapine (Adams, Berk, & Malhi, 2010, p.193). In addition, implementing psychoeducation, family-focus therapy or another…

that are known in Australia. (Winslow, Voorhees and Pehi 2007, p. 1172). However, Australia is attempting to give methamphetamine users as much help as possible by treating users who ingest it orally, activated charcoal. For users with paranoia, antipsychotics may be necessary. (Winslow, Voorhees and Pehi 2007, p. 1172). For other users’ therapies may be the solution, both cognitive and behavioural. Behavioural therapies are the standard kind of therapy for outpatients who have been dependent…

In contrast, Antidepressants, Anxiolytics, and Antipsychotic may help Eileen eases symptoms of depressed mood and anxiety. According to National Guideline Clearinghouse ,2016 a wide range of effective treatments is available for major depressive disorder. Medication and brief psychotherapy relieves depressive…

A psychedelic drug is a substance with psychoactive properties that targets specific receptors in the brain, altering perception and sometimes causing hallucinations. Most, if not all psychedelic substances are illegal in the United States, and have been presented as dangerous, addictive, and having no medical uses. However, researchers around the world have started studies on the benefits of these drugs in clinical trials. As David Derbyshire says in his article “ Healing Trip,” for people who…

Kesey was writing his novel, significant reform was going on in the treatment of the mentally ill in asylums. Many people were appalled at the conditions and abuse in mental hospitals. This abuse of patients along with the advent of certain antipsychotic drugs led to a strong push for deinstitutionalization of the mentally ill. In One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Kesey utilizes the control panel to symbolize the suffocation of patients individual agency by Nurse Ratched. The patients in the…

It may be argued that the difficult choices that individuals choose are all shaped by the many experiences that they endure in their lifetime. Experiences are an exceptionally influential aspect of a person's life. Therefore, they have the ability to dictate a person's behavior to an extent. Experiences help an individual attain either a positive or negative attitude which allows them to behave in a certain way in different situations. In the novel ‘Moral disorder' by Margaret Atwood, Nell…

Mental health has always been an outstanding problem among the human race. We, as humans, are far from understanding the exact causes of mental illness and are even further from finding the cure for them. While our lack of knowledge and acceptance for these issues may be frustrating, if we look into the history of psychiatric medicine and compare it to modern psychiatry then we will see that, while the perception of mental illness still has room to improve, it has been getting better.…