Dopamine receptor

Abilify® (aripiprazole), a partial dopamine agonist, is an atypical antipsychotic drug, or second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs), with additional antidepressant qualities. It has been approved for the treatment of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression as an add-on treatment when the main antidepressant is not effective enough(1,3, 5). Aripiprazole is also used to treat symptoms of mood swings, aggression, irritability, and irritability associated with autistic disorder in pediatric…

The major development of treatment would be the introduction of the second-generation antipsychotic drugs which is said to enhanced the efficacy and lower the similarity of the dopamine receptors (which is a protein in the central nervous system) and greater affinities for the neuroreceptors (Lieberman, Stroup, McEvoy, Swartz, Rosenheck, Perkins, Hsiao ,2005). One important factor for counselors to keep in mind is that, the newer…

According to Huffman and Sanderson (2014), Schizophrenia means “split mind,”but when Eugen Bleuler coined the term in 1911, he was referring to the fragmenting of thought processes and emotion (p. 350). The disorders occurred when a person has their onset in the mid to late teen years. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) of schizophrenia is DSM-IV. Schizophrenia is one of the most traumatic mental disorders characterized by “delusions, hallucinations, disorganized…

have helped alleviate the symptoms of psychosis and through this discovery it was shown that these drugs blocked the brains dopamine receptor sites, and therefore reinforcing that excess dopamine is clearly an explanation for the diagnosis of schizophrenia. (APPLIED PHYSCOLOHY PG 72) The reverse can for example ampethamines and similar drugs increase the amount of dopamine in the brain and can cause symptoms which replicate those present in psychosis, particularly after large doses or…

This research suggested that the system called the glympathic system which was named by (Nedergaard ,M.,& Goldman, S.A.(2016). They proved that beta-amyloid were disposed of during the sleep cycle at a much faster rate than when the body was active during the wake cycle. While the body is in the sleep cycle mode, the movement of fluids from cell to cell in the brain is being controlled and the process of disposing harmful proteins are properly channeling through the synapse however if the…

Bupropion is an antidepressant drug that selectively inhibits the reuptake of norepinephrine and dopamine. Depressed patients who did not respond to the SSRI could use bupropion to improve their symptoms, but the side effects are also presented, especially seizures which are four times higher to occur in bupropion than other antidepressants (1998). Like…

to how this works i.e. the membrane expansion theory postulates. This theory suggest that the local anesthetic is absorbed into the cell membrane, expanding the membrane and leading to narrowing of the sodium channels. The second is the specific receptor theory which states that the local anesthetic diffuses across the cell…

schizophrenic symptoms. Women who contract flu like symptoms during this time add to the odds of their child developing genetically with schizophrenia. Further research is being done in the area of genetics. Researchers are studying the effects of dopamine and other neurotransmitters in the brain and how they are influenced by specific genes. A parent that has this disorder stands a good chance of passing this gene trait on to their sibling. The good news is this disease is treatable.…

The Effects of Caffeine on the Human Body By Gilary Lozano Lopez Worldwide, 70 to 76 mg of caffeine is consumed per person daily from food items such as coffee, soda, tea, and chocolate (Millerand Gilbert 1981). Caffeine generates a feeling of energy in the consumer after ingestion, accelerates the heartbeat and causes alterations in perception, mood, and consciousness. These alterations are caused by the blockage of adenosine, a chemical found in all cells in the body that promotes…

Tourette Syndrome is a genetic disorder in which a person has multiple motor tics, involuntary muscle movements, as well as one or more phonic tics, involuntary vocal or sound expressions, present for at least a year. Tourette Syndrome can have a significant impact on a patient's quality of life depending on the severity of tics and any associated disorders. The severity of tics will often fluctuate and at times may be suppressible for a brief time. Tourette Syndrome is commonly accompanied by…