Exam 15: Drugs for Treating Schizophrenia and Mood Disorders

Tricyclic antidepressants work in the brain by inhibiting monoamine oxidase (MAO).

Lithium carbonate has potential toxic effects on the __________.

_________ is an antipsychotic drug that may be beneficial to autistic children.

The first generation of drugs for schizophrenia was introduced in the 1960s.

Schizophrenic patients frequently have multiple or split personalities.

Depression is generally considered to be associated with __________.

Tricyclic antidepressants work in the brain independently of __________.

All but which one of the following have been linked to an atypical antipsychotic drug?

Mercury poisoning can lead to __________.

The toxic substance found in blue mass (i.e. ,Lincoln's "little blue pills")is __________.

Treatment using medications such as Clozaril is generally expensive due to the required monitoring of blood.

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)antidepressants bear no chemical similarity to __________.

Schizophrenia __________.

The peak in the number of hospitalized psychiatric patients in the United States was reached around __________.

Deinstitutionalization was greatly accelerated by the expansion of Medicare and Medicaid programs.

Tardive dyskinesia __________.

The most appropriate way of viewing a schizophrenic patient is to understand him or her as having __________.

Analogy: First-generation antipsychotic drugs are to blocking D₂ receptors as third-generation antipsychotic drugs are to __________.

Relatively new drug treatments for mania or bipolar disorder have formerly been used to treat __________.

Which is NOT an atypical antipsychotic drug?