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How is schizophrenia diagnosed?

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Schizophrenia spectrum disorders, as the symptoms exists on a spectrum.

It is diagnosed using the DSM-5

It is considered a neurodevelopmental disorder - these are disorders where the nervous system is disturbed in some way.

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What are some of the positive symptoms of schizophrenia?

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HIDD

Hallucinations - experiencing a sensory experiences in the absence of an external stimuli. Can be of any 5 senses, auditory is most common.
Inappropriate affect - emotional response - crying from a joke
Delusions - Firmly held beliefs that are not grounded in reality. There is a greater power controlling their thoughts.
Disorganised speech/though - bizzare connections between ideas, trouble organising words into sentences others understand.

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What are some of the negative symptoms of schizophrenia?

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FAAAC
Flat affect - lack of emotional expression
Avolition - lack of motivation or interest in engaging in routine activities.
Alogia - poverty in speech
Anhedonia - loss of pleasure in activities previously enjoyed.
Catatonia - catatonic schizophrenia - motor abnormalities. Waxy flexibility.

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DSM-5

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The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association .
What we currently use to match symptoms with a particular disorder to arrive at a diagnosis.

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What evidence supports genetic factors in the development of schizophrenia?

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Genetics play a large role in the development of schizophrenia. The more shared genetic material, the more likely schizophrenia can be developed.

Monozygotic twins

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What evidence supports environmental factors in the development of schizophrenia?

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Dizygotic twins - share the same amount of genetic material as siblings, but are more likely to develop schizophrenia than siblings, as they share the same prenatal environment, and are likely to share the same environment given their similarity in age.

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Environmental risk factors of schizophrenia

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Environment is thought to have an epigenetic effect - meaning environmental factors may turn genes off or on.

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Environmental risk factors of schizophrenia

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Environment is thought to have an epigenetic effect - meaning environmental factors may turn genes off or on.

  • maternal stress, prenatal nutrition and prenatal infections
  • Birth complications and childhood adversity
  • Being born and raised in urban areas
  • Exposure to toxins like marijuana or harmful alcohol use
  • Highly stressful situations
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Agonist

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An agonist is drug that activates the receptor it binds to e.g. opium - stimulations
Creates a certain action
Produces a chemical reaction
Cocaine and amphetamines

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Antagonist

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A drug that binds to a receptor but does not activate it. The binding of an antagonist to a receptor can then block other substances from binding to, and activating, that receptor e.g. ip
Blocks the drug from activating
Opposes a certain action
Reduces stimulation

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What is the dopamine theory of schizophrenia and how has it developed over time?

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  • Antipsychotic drugs had side effects that resembles Parkinson’s disease.
  • Schizophrenia patients were given reserpine which had side effects that mimicked Parkinson’s
  • The next discovery was that Parkinson’s is partly caused by low levels of dopamine.
  • Stimulant drugs like cocaine and amphetamines, which are agonists, increase dopamine in the brain and in high doses can produce a state that closely resembles symptoms of schizophrenia.

In short, excess levels of dopamine cause schizophrenia, where as antipsychotic medication, such as reserpine reduces dopamine in the brain, subsequently reducing schizophrenia symptoms.

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How has the treatment of schizophrenia developed over time?

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  • Indian snake root - reserpine - reduces dopamine in the brain.
  • Chlorpromazine (claw-pro-ma-zeen) - didnt change the levels of dopamine in the brain. Antagonist - blocked the receptors in the brain. This changed the finding of the the dopamine theory of schizophrenia.
  • Haloperidol an effective antipsychotic belonging to a group of drugs called butyrophenones
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Chlorpromazine (claw-pro-ma-zeen)

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Anti-psychotic 
Antagonist 
Blocks the D1 and D2 dopamine receptors 
From the group of drugs called phenothiazines 
(Feen-o-thigh-a-zeens)
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Chlorpromazine (claw-pro-ma-zeen)

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Anti-psychotic 
Antagonist 
Blocks the D1 and D2 dopamine receptors 
From the group of drugs called phenothiazines 
(Feen-o-thigh-a-zeens)
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Haloperidol (hello-perri-doll)

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Anti-psychotic 
Antagonist 
Only blocks D2 dopamine receptors 
From the group of drugs called butyrophenones 
(bu-tear-o-phen-ens)
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Tardive dyskinesia

Tar-div dis-con-nee-sia

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Involuntary movement within the body. Caused by antipsychotic medication. Can be irreversible. Known as extrapyramidal

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Atypical antipsychotics

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Second generation
Developed to improve issues associated with first generation medications
The first atypical antipsychotic to be developed - Clozapine D1, D4 and seotonin receptors
D2 D4

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Glutamate and glycine

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currently being studied investigating its role in schizophrenia

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Monozygotic tiwns

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1 egg, divides into 2

Identical Twins

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Dizygotic Twins

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Fraternal twins

2 separate eggs

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Enlarged lateral ventricles

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The larger ventricles along with the larger fissures often found in the brains of individuals suffering from schizophrenia signifies a loss in brain volume.

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Loss of Brain Volume

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Grey and white matter - found in pre-frontal cortex and temporal cortices, such as the hippocampus, amygdala, thalamus, anterior cingulate and nucleus accumbens.

Although brain volume reduces, the number of neurons does not, they are tightly packed together and it is believed the dendrites are compromised, the positive symptom of schizophrenia, disorganised thoughts and speech is thought to be a product of this. Dendritic branches and spines.

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Aetiology

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The cause of..or the history of

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Polygenetic

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Many genes associated with schizophrenia. ANd many of the same genes associated with major depression, autism, bipolar have also been linked to schizophrenia.

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Synaptic pruning

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The brains natural process of removing connections within the brain to make room for more useful connections as we get older. As seen in patients with schizophrenia , lack of connection in the brain as an increased elimination of synapses occurs.

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Structural abnormalities

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Synaptic pruning

Stem cells not developing into neurons or neurons migrate into irregular areas of the brain

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Classic Psychedelic’s

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LSD, psilocybin
Can produce symptoms similar to positive schizophrenia, such as HIDD
Agonist, bind to our serotonin receptors

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Dissociative Hallucinogen (other class of psychedelics)

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Ketamine and phencyclidine (fen-sick-li-dine)
Produce negative symptoms PCP of schizophrenia FAAAC
Ketamine is an antagonist, binds to our glutamate receptors and blocks them from activating
Glutamate is the excitatory neurotransmitter within a synapse, because ketamine stops this firing, we see the negative symptoms of schizophrenia.

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Reactive Depression

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Triggered by a negative experience

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Endogenous (en-dodge-enous) Depression

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Seems to begin without any trigger

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Symptoms of depressions

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  • Sleeping too much or too little
  • Feelings of worthlessness
  • Excessive guilt
  • Withdrawing socially
  • Anhedonia
  • Change in appetite
  • Loss of energy - in some cases even the basic task as personal hygiene
  • Negative rumination (roomie-nation) can extend to thoughts of self-harm, dead or suicide
  • Anxiety
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Comorbid condition

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Medical conditions that co-occur with others, e.g. anxiety and depression

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Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors

Momo-aye-meen

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The first anti depressants developed

Are not as popular today, as others have been created which are safer with less side effects Discovered accidentally in the 50’s when it failed to treat tuberculosis, however it left patients feeling less concerned about their illness.
- Iproniazid.
It works by inhibiting the activity of monoamine oxidase, an enzyme which breaks down monoamine neurotransmitters so there is more serotonin in the neuron.

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Iproniazid (i-pre-ni-a-zid)

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Monoamine Oxidase

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Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

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Depression is linked to seasons, usually winter. Reduction in light.

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Peripartum Depression

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Can effect women during and after pregnancy

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Tricyclic Antidepressants 3

try-sic-lick

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Work by blocking reuptake of both serotonin and no-re-pi-ne-phrine (nuh-reh-puh-NEH-fruhn).

Nu-reh-puh-neh-fruhn, is a stress hormone and neurotransmitter. Try-sic-lick works to ensure there is more of this in the brain as well as serotonin.

3 rings of atoms gives it its name

Norepinephrine- Sympathetic nervous system - body prepares for fight or flight response

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What are the 5 major classes of antidepressants?

MANTS

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Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors
(Momo-aye-meen)

Atypical Antidepressants

NMDA-Receptor Antagonist

Tricyclic Antidepressants 3
(try-sic-lick)

Selective Monoamine-Reuptake Inhibitors

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NMDA-Receptor Antagonist

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This drug is an antagonist. It works by blocking the receptor and preventing the agonist molecules from binding to it and activating it.

Includes ketamine which has undesirable side effects.

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Selective Monoamine-Reuptake Inhibitors

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SSRI’s - selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.
Works by blocking the reuptake of serotonin so there is more serotonin in the neuron.

SNRI’s - Selective Norepinephrine-Reuptake Inhibitors

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Atypical Antidepressants

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Made up of a range of antidepressants which has a range of modes of action.

Dopamine, melatonin agonist and antagonists

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Monoamine Theory of Depression

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This theory is based on the evidence that depression is caused by an underactivity of serotonin and norepinephrine. Antidepressants act as an agonist to increase these neurotransmitters.

More support came from the process of up regulation. This is when the number of receptors for a neurotransmitter increase to compensate for a lack of neurotransmitter. Found during autopsies.

Many antidepressant drugs increase the levels of serotonin and norepinephrine in the brain fairly rapidly, yet the effects are only seen weeks later, suggesting that some other change is happening down stream.

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Neuroplasticity Theory of Depression

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The neuroplasticity theory of depression holds that depression is a result of decreased neuroplasticity processes in the brain. This leads to neuron loss and other pathology.

Depression disrupts neuroplastic processes such as neurogenesis in the hippocampus.

Antidepressants increase the neuroplastic processes in the brain, hippocampal neurogenesis.

Brain-derived neurotropic factor (BDNF) plays an important role in neuronal survival and growth and has been found in patients who have shown improvements in depression. Both drug treatment and therapies have shown to increase BDNF

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Neuroplasticity

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The ability of neural networks in the brain to change through growth and reorganization.

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Neurogenesis

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The process by which new neurons are formed in the brain

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rTMS

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Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

Electromagnetic pulses which stimulate the brain

Stimulates the nerves or nerve cells that have been deactivated or damaged.

rTMS re-creates the nerve pathways again and we call that a neuroplasticity effect

rTMS is usually applied to specific areas of the brain - usually the prefrontal cortex.

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DBS

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Deep brain stimulation

Electrical currents are used to target abnormal brain activity. This method triggers blood flow and a series of chemical reactions that leads to the release of neurotransmitters

These actions help to correct malfunction and connections in the brain.

Doctor surgically implant electrode on the targeted areas of ta patients brain

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Bipolar disorder type II

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People who experience bouts of

  • depression
  • hypomania
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Bipolar disorder type I (2+1) = 3 symptoms

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People who experience bouts of

  • depression
  • hypomania
  • mania
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Hypomania

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A reduced need for sleep
High energy
Positive affect

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Mania

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Delusions of grandeur
Overconfidence
Impulsivity 
Distractibility 
Psychosis (loss of touch with reality)
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Lithium

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Mood stabilizer

metallic ion

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Brain differences associated with bipolar

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Reduction in gray matter
Specific brain structures being smaller 
- medial pre frontal cortex
- anterior cingulate 
- temporal gyrus 
- hippocampus
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Anxiety

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Chronic fear that persists in the absence of any direct threat

fear and worrying
When it becomes so severe that it disrupts functioning, it is referred to as an anxiety disorder

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4 Anxiety disorders

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General anxiety
Phobias
Agoraphobia
Panic disorder

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Mood stabilizers

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Without the use of mood stabilizers, the recurrence of mood episodes become more severe and more frequent if left untreated.

Many mood stabilizers are also effective in the treatment of both epilepsy and schizophrenia.

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Bipolar - brain differences

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Reduction in gray matter volume

Specific brain structures being smaller - medial prefrontal cortex, anterior cingulate, hippocampus

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Benzodiazepines

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valium/diazepam

prescribed as antidepressants, relaxants, sleep.

Addictive

Agonistic action on GABA receptors

Muscle relaxant

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Serotonin Agonist

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Buspirone
Serotonin receptor
It produces anxiolytic (antianxiety) effects without the common side effect of ataxia - muscle relaxation.
It does however have other common side effects of anti depressants

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Tourette’s disorder

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A disorder of tics

involuntary, repetitive, stereotyped movements or vocalizations.

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synaptic pruning

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causes increased elimination of synapses

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Epigentics

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Stressful or traumatic life events can change how genes are read by cells

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Neurogensis

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the process by which new neurons are formed in the brain

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