biological therapy for schizophrenia

Question 1

what is the most common treatment for schizophrenia

Answer 1

antipsychotic drugs

Question 2

define antipsychotic drugs

Answer 2

used to reduce the intensity of positive symptoms of schisophrenia.

may be required in short of long term.

Question 3

how can Antipsychotics be divided

Answer 3

typical (traditional)
atypical (newer, second-generation) drugs.

Question 4

define typical antipsychotics.

Answer 4

e.g. chlorpromazine - tablets, syrup and injections.

been around since 1950’s

Question 5

how dose chlorpromazine work

Answer 5

work by acting as antagonists in the dopamine system and aim to reduce the action of dopamine

Dopamine antagonists work by blocking dopamine receptors in the synapses in the brain, reducing the action of dopamine.

Question 6

how dose chlorpromazine reduce hallucinations

Answer 6

because the antagonist effect normalises neutrasmission in key areas of brain.

Question 7

what other effects dose chloropazamine have

Answer 7

sedation effect.

Question 8

define atypical antipsychotics

Answer 8

aim to develop newer antipsychotics to maintain and improve suppression of symptoms and side effects of the drugs.

Clozapine - used since the 1970s

Question 9

how dose clozapine work

Answer 9

binds to dopamine reception but also acts on serotonin and glutamate receptors

drug was more effective than typical antipsychotics

Question 10

what dose clozapine help in symptoms.

Answer 10

reduces depression and anxiety in patients as well as improving cognitive functioning.

Question 11

define risperiodne

Answer 11

drug as effective as clozapine but without serious side effects.

developed because clozapine was involved in the deaths of some patients from a blood condition