Exam 15: Drugs for Treating Schizophrenia and Mood Disorders

Periodic blood tests are required for which atypical antipsychotic drug?

The concordance rate for schizophrenia is higher in identical twins than it is in fraternal twins.

If there is a strong genetic component to schizophrenia in families, the concordance for identical twins should be __________.

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

The biomedical model takes into consideration __________.

First-generation antidepressants include MAO inhibitors.

Risperidone (brand name: Risperdal) unfortunately increases the risk of a potentially lethal blood disorder called agranulocytosis.

Lithium carbonate has potential toxic effects on the __________.

The antipsychotic drug Risperdal is approved by Health Canada for use in controlling aggressive behaviour in the autistic children and adolescents.

Generally speaking, patients under 50 years of age show a higher incidence of tardive dyskinesia.

The overall risk of suicide among children and adolescents taking SSRI antidepressants is low.

Which of the following drugs block a special subtype of serotonin receptor?

Lithium carbonate is effective for only _________ of patients with bipolar disorder.

Clozapine (brand name: Clozaril) is a second-generation (atypical) antipsychotic drug.

Catatonia refers to __________.

Analogy: MAO inhibitors are to Parnate as SSRIs are to __________.

Severe temper tantrums, aggressiveness, and self-injury can be symptoms of __________.

It is estimated that __________ of Canadian adults are severely depressed.

The third-generation antipsychotic drug called "Abilify" __________.

Now that we know the neurotransmitters affected, it has been determined that serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) are actually MAO-inhibitors.