Exam 15: Drugs for Treating Schizophrenia and Mood Disorders

Approximately __________ of patients taking an antidepressant will show significant improvement in their mood compared to __________ of patients taking a placebo.

A belief that is clearly not rooted in reality is referred to as a(n) __________.

MAO patients need to avoid the buildup of ________ in their blood.

An individual who has a split personality or multiple personalities is diagnosed as having __________.

Off-label usage is an illegal practice.

Drugs that are weak blockers of dopamine are most effective in treating schizophrenia.

In addition to depression, Zoloft has been shown to be effective in the treatment of __________.

Medication belonging to which class of drugs has been approved to treat behavioural problems in autistic children?

Those exposed to long-term treatment with antipsychotic drugs have more than a 10% risk of developing tardive dyskinesia.

Third-generation antipsychotic drugs do nothing but block D₂ receptors.

Taking too much L-DOPA (anti-Parkinson's drug) can result in symptoms of schizophrenia in Parkinson's patients.

It is believed that Parkinson's-like side effects occur with first-generation (typical) antipsychotic drugs due to __________.

The incidence of Parkinson's-like symptoms as a side effect of typical antipsychotic drugs implies a dopamine connection in schizophrenia.

What is the major problem in the administration of clozapine (brand name: Clozaril) in the treatment of schizophrenia? How does clozapine work in the brain?

The dopamine theory of schizophrenia implies that schizophrenic symptoms are a result of __________.

Lithium carbonate has been a major drug for the treatment of bipolar disorder.

Monoamine oxidase is a(n) _________.

It may be possible that depression is expressed in different neurochemical ways in different people.

Which of the following is NOT a symptom of mania?

Discuss the common medications for bipolar disorder.