Exam 8: Psychotherapeutic Drugs: Medication for Mental Disorders

Martha has been rushed to the hospital by her family fearful of her symptoms. Upon arrival the emergency doctor learns she has been taking antipsychotics medication and she is exhibiting the most serious complication of this drug treatment, which one is it?

Which province has the highest rate of hospital stays due to mental illness?

In 1933 who induced comas in some schizophrenic patients by administering insulin?

According to a 2012 study, females had higher rates of mood disorders and generalized anxiety disorder than males.

Mental illness is the third leading cause of human disability and premature death in Canada.

If you have schizophrenia, and have been diagnosed with a comorbid symptom of depression, according to research completed by Shugar and colleagues at the University of Toronto, what might be the best treatment choice?

Lithium was the first effective mood stabilizer.

What did a study of the long-term effectiveness of antipsychotic drugs find?

Distinguish between bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.

Dr. Smith listened carefully to the symptoms John and his family shared. He is confident he knows John's mental disorder. What is the name of the most recent version of the American Psychiatric Association's classification system Dr. Smith will consult?

Recommendations for the treatment of schizophrenia are based on existing scientific evidence as developed by the Schizophrenia Patient Outcomes Research Team in the US. Which level would be present if there was evidence from a single descriptive or qualitative study available?

Corrections Canada in its 2015‒2016 annual report identified that _______ percentage of women incarcerated had a mental illness?

You just learned your grandparent has been placed on a new drug due to a serious health concern. You have never heard of the drug before, what might be a beneficial step to take to investigate?

Due to the increased risk of which of the following, Health Canada now requires a printed warning on several selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors?

Describe Tardive dyskinesia and its role in antipsychotic drug treatment.

When chlorpromazine was introduced in 1955 in the U.S., in that year what was the last time which of the following occurred?

Describe the position Health Canada took regarding thioridazine in 2005 and why.

Which treatment was used in the early 1900s to treat patients who had psychosis, when it was believed to be caused by syphilis?

Recommendations for the treatment of schizophrenia are based on existing scientific evidence as developed by Schizophrenia Patient Outcomes Research Team in the US. How many levels exist?

Approximately how many homeless people in Canada have a mental illness?