Treatment Pt3 Flashcards
Depression is the result of an imbalance of brain chemicals called what?
Monoamine neurotransmitters
- serotonin
-Norepinephrine
-Dopamine
What are monoamine oxidase inhibitors
Enzymes that break down monoamines that dispose the three mood-influencing neurotransmitters
What are tricyclic antidepressants?
An antidepressant that inhibit reuptake of serotonin and norepinephrine (reuptake is a neurotransmitter recycling process)
What is selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
The most common and recent antidepressant that is considered first line treatment.
What percentage of people experience relief using SSRIs and what percentage experiences complete relief
50%
20-30%
What is an alternative to SSRIs
Ketamine, which focuses on the neurotransmitter glutamate
What is something antidepressants aren’t effective for
Preventing the next depressive episode
What are anxiolytics
Medication that treats the sensation of arousal and tension associated with anxiety
What neurotransmitter is the main inhibitor of the central nervous system that calms the brain
Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
What are benzodiazepines?
A drug that enhances the effect of GABA that treats anxiety but is highly addictive
What is the paradoxical effect
The effect of medication causing the opposite effect of what it’s supposed to help with
What are mood stabilizers?
Medications that treat the effects of bipolar disorder
What is the most common mood stabilizer
Lithium
Why do people taking lithium need to undergo regular blood testing?
Because taking too much lithium can cause weight gain, bad thyroid function, and organ damage
But taking too little wont have any effect
What are ‘treatment-resistant psychological disorders”
Psychological disorders that have not responded to medications
