Depression therapy Symptoms

Question 1

Symptoms

Answer 1

• Guilt feelings
• early morning wakening
• reduced appetite
• suicidal

Question 2

Biochemical cause

Answer 2

• Inadequate concentration
  
  • norerpinephrine
  • and/ or serotonin
• Endogenous versus exogenous depression

NOTE:

endogenous- depression within the body

Question 3

Therapeutic options

Answer 3

• block reuptake of norepinephrine
• block reuptake of serotonin
• block mono- amine oxidase enzyme

Question 4

therapeutic properties

Answer 4

• Onset of action is 2- 3 weeks
• sedating (more in others)
• anticholinergic properties (consipation, blurry eyes, dry mouth, enlarge prostate
• arrhythmogenic properties (fatal cardiac arythmia)

Question 5

therapeutic uses

Answer 5

• endogenous depression
• enuresis (bed wetting)