Exam 15: Drugs for Treating Schizophrenia and Mood Disorders

Schizophrenia is more common in men than women.

Tricyclic antidepressant drugs act on enzymes in the synapse.

Analogy: The discovery of antipsychotic drugs is to Parkinson's disease as the discovery of antidepressants is to __________.

In 2006,the FDA approved which drug for use in treating behavioral problems in autistic children?

Schizophrenia __________.

Monoamine oxidase is a(n)_________.

A term formerly used for bipolar disorder is __________.

In most cases,schizophrenic patients take their medication __________.

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

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

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

Patients being treated for cardiovascular disorders should avoid taking Prozac.

Mercury poisoning can lead to __________.

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

One prediction of the dopamine theory of schizophrenia is that an overdose of L-dopa would produce __________.

Tardive dyskinesia appears relatively more often among __________.

Weight gain is a side effect of Zyprexa,but not of Risperdal.

An example of a serotonin-specific reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)is the following drug: __________.

Agranulocytosis is a relatively rare blood disease associated with a small proportion of patients under treatment with which of the following drugs?

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