Psychotherapeutic drugs

Question 1

what is anxiety?

Answer 1

An unpleasant state of mind characterized by a sense of dread and fear

Question 2

what is psychosis?

Answer 2

Severe emotional disorder that impairs the mental function of the affected individual to the point that the individual cannot participate in activities of daily living.

Question 3

what is alprazolam (Xanax)

Answer 3

for anxiety
for generalized anxiety disorder
short term relief

Question 4

what are some adverse effects of alprazolam?

Answer 4

confusion, ataxia, headache, and others

Question 5

what are some interactions of alprazolam?

Answer 5

alcohol, antacids, oral, contraceptives, and others

Question 6

what is diazepam?

Answer 6

for anxiety relief, management of alcohol withdrawal, reversal of status epileptics, adjust for relief of skeletal muscle spasms

Question 7

what should you avoid with patients taking diazepam?

Answer 7

hepatic dysfunction

Question 8

what are some adverse effects of diazepam

Answer 8

headache, confusion, slurred and speech, others

Question 9

what are some interactions with using diazepam?

Answer 9

alcohol, oral contraceptive and others

Question 10

what type of drug is lithium citrate

Answer 10

it is a mood stabilizing drug

Question 11

what is the narrow therapeutic range for blood monitoring?

Answer 11

acute mania: 1-1.5 mmol/L
Maintainace: 0.6-1.2 mmol/L
toxicity: 1.5-2.0

Question 12

what should we also monitor

Answer 12

sodium: 135-145

Question 13

what are some adverse effects of lithium?

Answer 13

cardiac dysrhythmia