Conclusions Of Drug Therapies Flashcards

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Advantage of Atypicals

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Fewer EPS than typicals, but the difference is modest.

Used to treat negative symptoms and drug resistant patients.

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Level of Help

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Neuroleptics are definitely effective but they do not cure it.
20% of schizos are not helped by either drugs as experience severe side effects.
Typicals and Atypicals have the same no adherence and relapse rates.

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Negatives of Atypicals

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Produce weight gain, diabetes and metabolic disorders.

There is a higher risk of death.

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Controlling psychosis

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Offers a way to control psychosis and relapse is still high on maintenance level. Even the best drug program continues to have multiple problems and requires social and psychological therapy.
No evidence that any neuroleptics except clozapine are effective on negative symptoms.

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