Chlorpromazine

courses of clinical and experimental psychology so the students would have a better understanding of treatments and medicines. As the war went on doctors discovered mental illnesses in soldiers who were fighting. Doctors soon created the drug Chlorpromazine that helped the soldiers minimize their symptoms of their mental disorder…

Introduction Approximately 2% of children are thought to suffer from cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS), with an increasing number of cases in adults as well. (Mayo Clinic Staff, 2013) It is a chronic disease; the individual will suffer bouts of severe nausea and vomiting, and then go into remission for a period of time. Some of the patients have noticed episodes occurring more frequently at certain times of the year, while others experience it during certain times of the day; especially in the…

Schizophrenia a long-term mental disorder of a type involving a breakdown in the relation between thought, emotion, and behavior, leading to faulty perception, inappropriate actions and feelings, withdrawal from reality and personal relationships into fantasy and delusion, and a sense of mental fragmentation. People with schizophrenia don't always act abnormal, at times some may be seen as responsible and fully functional. These people suffer from thoughts and voices at times though.Throughout…

class used to treat migraines. Erotamine and caffeine combination drugs are less effective than triptans. Use ergots if pain lasts for more than 48 hours and you want to take them as soon as migraines symptoms occur. Anti- nausea medications like chlorpromazine, Reglan or Compro can help migraines. Opioid medications are used when a patient can’t take triptans or ergots or no other treatments have provided relief because opioids are habit forming drugs. Last but not least, Glucocorticoids…

Schizophrenia occurs in people from all cultures and from all walks of life according to our text book and is a chronic, severe, and disabling brain disorder that has affected people throughout history. This paper will cover signs and symptoms, causes, and treatments of schizophrenia, along with information on how the brain is different for those suffering with this specific disorder. Positive symptoms include hallucinations, delusions, thought disorders, and movement disorders. Individuals…

Deinstitutionalization was on the rise, as well as outpatient treatment facilities. Psychopharmacotherapy was on the rise with the development of antipsychotic drugs, especially Chlorpromazine (Thorazine). However, with the rapid introduction and push for antipsychotics, many patients were simply given a pill and told to continue on, even though the drugs were simply meant to be an addition to therapy. As Dr. Cawley said, “Give them…

Two frameworks that guide the theory, for the case are systems and medical model. In the systems framework the theory chosen to guide the intervention was the family systems theory. For the medical model the theory that best suits the clients problem is pharmapsychology. Systems framework is a series of related assumptions and postulates about all levels of systems (Turner, 1996). The framework is relevant in that it explains the clients current behavior is a result of a series of outside…

discovered on accident. In the 1950’s, scientists were attempting to formulate a new medication for high blood pressure. The result was chlorpromazine, which didn’t work for blood pressure but had a mild tranquilizing effect. This medicine drastically reduces hallucinations in people with schizophrenia (Mueser and Gingerich 145). Antipsychotics such as chlorpromazine can dramatically reduce the most prominent psychotic symptoms of schizophrenia (hallucinations, delusions, bizarre behavior, and…

While studying chapter fourteen ‘psychological disorders’ we were able to understand, classify, and label psychological disorders. During this process we were given a task to analyze a movie based around psychological disorders. For this task, I chose the movie ”Call me Crazy” which is a movie composed of five different short films. Uniquely made, all the stories were emotionally touching and really brought to life the different psychological disorders individuals face worldwide. Yes, all five…

Bauer and his colleagues suggest two approaches for treating patient with Bipolar Disorder. First approach was regarding how to treat patient with Bipolar Disorder who are newly diagnosed. They suggested that the use of medications like quetiapine or olanzapine, with carbamazepine and lamotrigine as alternatives to Lithium, would be beneficial. (Bauer et al., 2012). Also, they suggested the use of anti-depressant medications for a short term use, however it is still controversial to have such…