Drug Therapy - Atyipcal

Question 1

A - typical because? 3 main differences

Answer 1

Carry Lower risk of side effects
Have a beneficial effect on postive and negative symptoms + cog impairment
Suitable for treatment-resistant patients

Question 2

Similarity to typical

Answer 2

Drugs also act on dopamine system by blocking d2 receptors and then rapidly disassociate to allow normal dopamine transmission

Question 3

What is this rapid dissociation of atypical antipsychotics thought to be responsible for?

Answer 3

Lower levels of side effects found with these drugs compared to conventional antipsychotics

Question 4

Why do atypical antipsychotics tend not to cause the movement problems found with typical antipsychotics?

Answer 4

Because they have very little effect on the dopamine systems that control movement

Question 5

Atypical ap’s have a stronger affinity for?

Answer 5

Serotonin receptors and a lower affinity for d2 receptors
Explaining diff effects of atypical comp to typical antipsychotics