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Drug therapy. - Coggle Diagram
Drug therapy.
Atypical evaluation.
Less severe symptoms :check:
BOTH positive and negative symptoms :check:
Suitable for treatment-resistant patients. :check:
Lower chances of tardive dyskinesia :check:
Fewer side-effects, more likely to continue :check:
Associated with diabetes :red_cross:
Meta analysis: only slightly more effective :red_cross:
Atypical antipsychotics.
Combat positive symptoms and negative symptoms.
Clozapine.
Also block serotonin and glutamate.
Block DA receptors temporarily.
Then release, allow some dopamine to bind.
Evaluation for all.
More effective than placebos.
Those on drugs only 27% likely to relpase. :check:
placebo group 64% likely to relapse. :check:
Only palliative. :red_cross:
Don't offer a cure :red_cross:
If treatment stops, patient relapses. :red_cross:
Drugs only relieve symptoms. :red_cross:
Effective. :check:
Especially positive symptoms. :check:
Relatively cheap :check:
Easy to administer. :check:
Live normal lives. :check:
Due to drugs, less than 3% in hospital. :check:
Ethical issues :red_cross:
Drug companies aim to profit off it.
:red_cross:
May be pushed on those not needed it. :red_cross:
Typical evaluation.
60-70% receptors need to be blocked. :red_cross:
Similar number need blocking elsewhere in brain. :red_cross:
Can lead to side effects . :red_cross:
Tardive diskenisia . :red_cross:
May stop taking medication . :red_cross:
Typical antipsychotics.
Chlorpromazine.
Combats positive symptoms.
Hallucinations
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Delusions.
Bind to dopamine receptors.
Dopamine antagonist.
Post synaptic cells receive less dopamine.