Typical antipsychotic

by preventing the reuptake of the neurotransmitters serotonin and norepinephrine (Greenberg, 2012). High concentrations of extracellular serotonin and norepinephrine can improve mood and decreased depressive symptomatology (Greenberg, 2012). The typical dosages for SSRIs for the treatment of PTSD are in the ranges of 20 to 60 mg a day. Brady and colleagues conducted a randomized, double-blind study of sertraline…

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…

Antipsychotic Medications and Treatment Antipsychotic medications have been developed over a period of years to helped clients suffering with psychosis such as schizophrenia (Perry, Alexander, Liskow & DeVane, 2007). There are two classes of medication which is described as first and second generation treatment (Perry et al,.2013). Psychosis is view as a disorder in which a client’s loses interaction with the reality of life and will need antipsychotics to treat those severe mental illnesses…

Psychotic Behavior and Effects on Children Review of literature indicates that Henry from the film The Good Son (1993) suffers from psychotic behaviors. Henry attempted to kill his cousin Mark, sister Connie, and his mother Susan. Carl Jung’s archetypes were apparent throughout the film. Henry was the Shadow the evil part that is usually locked away. Susan is the Great Mother the protector, the compassionate one, ands the one who does kind things. Wallace was the Spiritual Father he was the…

Other evidence in support of the dopamine hypothesis relating to the substantia nigra include structural changes in the pars compacta. Some of the other changes in the substantia nigra include increased expression of NMDA receptors, and reduced dysbindin expression. Increased NMDA receptors may point to the involvement of glutamate-dopamine interactions in schizophrenia. Due to the changes to the substantia nigra in the schizophrenic brain, it may eventually be possible to use specific imaging…

What is paranoid schizophrenia? Who does it affect? What are the warning signs? What is the difference between schizophrenia and paranoid schizophrenia? Many questions come to mind when one comes in contact with this disorder. Schizophrenia is a chronic mental disorder that affects how a person thinks, feels, and acts. Many people seem to “lose touch with reality.” A person with schizophrenia may have a hard time distinguishing what is reality, and what is fantasy. Others may find it…

Antipsychotic Medications and the Treatment of Psychotic Disorders Since 10,000 B.C. the presence of psychosis has been recognized and treated, using numerous tormenting practices and inhumane interventions. However, it was not until the early 19th century did society classify psychosis as a mental health disorder, instead of labeling it as a demonic possession and began using Asylums, “The Whirling Chair/Bed,” and Benjamin Rush’s “Tranquilizing Chair,” to treat psychotic patients. As society…

Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe and disabling brain disorder. People with this disorder tend to hear voices that other people don’t hear. Those with the disorder believe other people are reading their minds, controlling their thoughts, or planning on harming them. Their own thoughts terrify them and that’s what make them withdrawn and very agitated (‘Schizophrenia’, 2015). People with this specific disorder may not make sense they they conversate with others. It is normal for them to sit for…

Aripiprazole is an atypical antipsychotic, second generation, indicated for schizophrenia and other psychoses, is an atypical antipsychotic drug approved by the FDA. The aripiprazole is an antipsychotic drug that works by changing the actions of chemicals in the brain. It is used to treat the symptoms of psychotic conditions such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, or with other medicines to treat major depressive disorder in adults. “Aripiprazole is also used to treat symptoms of…

Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder that affects approximately 23.6 million people globally (Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 Collaborators, 2015). The disorder is marked by delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech and behavior, which typically result in problems related to self-care and general functioning in social and occupational settings (American Psychiatric Association, 2000). Despite the first detailed clinical description having been written in 1810 (Haslam, 1810), and…