Exam 15: Drugs for Treating Schizophrenia and Mood Disorders

For depressed individuals who are suicidal, the time that the individual is at the greatest risk for carrying out suicidal thoughts is when __________.

Prozac increases the risk of suicide in adults.

Tricyclic antidepressants elevate levels of __________.

Schizophrenia is considered to be related to a low level of dopamine activity in the brain.

It has been estimated that ________ of homeless adults suffer from a severe mental disorder.

Clozapine (brand name: Clozaril) is believed to act in the same way as chlorpromazine (brand name: Largactil) in the brain.

SSRIs __________.

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

Patients being treated for cardiovascular disorders should avoid taking Prozac.

The biomedical model assumes that __________.

Schizophrenic patients frequently have multiple or split personalities.

Tricyclic drugs can produce __________.

In the case of clozapine (Clozaril) treatment, __________.

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

Tardive dyskinesia appears relatively more often among __________.

Prior to the mid-1950s, the principal option for treating schizophrenia was __________.

Deinstitutionalization advocates argue that smaller mental health treatment centres __________.

Some second-generation antipsychotic drugs have been shown to be useful in treating bipolar disorder.

Which of the following is TRUE about Prozac as an antidepressant?

Depression is a mood disorder.