Atypical antipsychotic

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There is also limited evidence that the atypical antipsychotic medication risperidone decreases aggression and conduct problems in youth with disruptive behavioral disorders, such as ODD. With the new study into looking at gene variants have identified a possible "gene-environment (G x E) interactions…

In reference to the Case Study Vignette- Hector there were several relative factors that contributed to his diagnosis of Delusional Disorder. Hector has been experiencing a variety of symptoms. He was suspended from school after he walked into his classroom and stated, "I am the Joker and I am looking for Batman", he refused to leave the classroom and was later escorted out by campus police. Within the past year Hector has begun exhibiting increasingly odd behaviors. Hector 's brother has…

be placed on a safe environment so that the person does not hurt themselves or others (Stuart, 2013, p. 365). Drugs such as typical and atypical antipsychotic medications are used to treat schizophrenia (Stuart, 2013, p. 370). The typical or traditional antipsychotic drugs only treat the positive symptoms of schizophrenia, whereas the newer, atypical antipsychotic drugs treat both the positive and negative symptoms of the disorder. Other interventions include helping clients work through…

Metta World Peace, an athlete who deals with bipolar disorder, has made gracious efforts to help fund mental illness studies. His name was tarnished due to his inability to control his anger on the court, resulting in a seven game suspension.Since then he sees a psychiatrist and take proper steps to clear up his name. Most of his work includes talking about his journey at mental health hospitals. In 2012, he visited Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA, in front of 13 adults and 23 children…

would be made at the program’s facilities (Erdley). In the case against AstraZeneca, the company agreed to pay $520 million to settle allegations that the company committed fraud with its off-label marketing and promotional practices for its atypical antipsychotic drug, Seroquel (Page). Meaning the company marketing the drug for other uses than approved and recommend by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The largest case though that Kruszewski filed was against pharmaceutical giant Pfizer,…

Schizophrenia is a serious mental disease that affects a person’s thoughts, behavior, moods, and ability to work and relate to others. People with schizophrenia may have difficulty distinguishing between what is real and what is imaginary. Most people think that Schizophrenia is a split personality or multiple personality disorders, but it’s not it is totally different. Schizophrenia is not caused by childhood experiences, poor parenting or lack of willpower. People with schizophrenia have…

trend. Seitz et. al (2012), conducted a systematic review of the common types of drugs prescribed by doctors to individuals diagnosed with dementia. According to the results, the most common medications evaluated in studies were atypical antipsychotics, typical antipsychotics, anticonvulsants, and cholinesterase inhibitors (Seitz et. al, 2012). Effective Therapeutic…

The film whose main character I decided to diagnose is Brad Anderson’s The Machinist. The Machinist tells the story of a factory machine operator named Trevor Reznik (played by Christian Bale). Reznik is an insomniac whose mind throughout the film shows a more serious problem. He is avoiding the repercussions of a hit and run he had committed. After watching the film, I came to a conclusive diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder. Schizoaffective disorder has the psychotic symptoms accompanied by…

An estimated 2.2 million people in the United States have schizophrenia at any given time. Schizophrenia often times emerges in early adulthood. During this time of early adulthood individuals face educational, social, and occupational milestones. Those with the disorder are less likely to achieve high education levels, marry or stay married, and have issues with occupational performance. It was found that only fourteen to twenty percent of schizophrenias hold competitive employment. The peak…