psychopharmacology for psychiatry

Question 1

types of treatment in med

spec psychiatry

Answer 1

chemical - drugs
electrical stimulation
structural rearrangement
talking therapies

Question 2

3 ways to classify drugs

Answer 2

based on chemical structure
based on illness they treat e.g antidepressant
based on pharmacology e.g gaba enhancer

Question 3

what are the fast acting neurotransmitter

Answer 3

excitatory - glutamate acts on >80% of neurons

inhibitory - gaba make up 15% of brain neurons

Question 4

what are the slow acting/ modulatory neurotransmitters

act on 5% on neurones

Answer 4

dopamine
serotonin
noradrenaline
acetylcholine 
- endorphins and other peptides