Exam 8: Psychotherapeutic Drugs: Medication for Mental Disorders

As a Canadian citizen, what is the likelihood you will experience major depression at some point in your life which will require hospitalization?

At what point was chlorpromazine first placed on the market and what was the initial outcome?

One indirect consequence of effective drug treatment for serious mental disorders is that more mentally ill people are now in jail or prison than in mental hospitals.

How would mental illness rank as a cause of human disability and premature death in Canada?

What does research suggest regarding the likelihood of having an anxiety disorder?

When is ECT the most obvious treatment choice?

The first antipsychotic drugs called phenothiazines were introduced in the 1950s.

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

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?

What do many of the new atypical antipsychotics are known to cause?

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

What should Joseph avoid now that he has been prescribed monoamine oxidase inhibitors for his depression?

Describe psychotherapeutic drugs.

What will be the initial effect of the antipsychotic drugs?

What is lithium?

For most people diagnosed with a psychological disorder, what is the primary type of treatment used?

While taking MAOIs, high blood pressure crisis can result.

Describe the results of the 2004 Canadian Campus Survey regarding the prevalence of perceived distress, among Canadian university students.

The mood disorders include specific phobia.

Although not completely clear, what plays a role in the delineation between genetics and environment and panic disorders?