Biological Therapies
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- Biological Therapies
- Drug Therapy
- Anti-depressants reduce symptoms of mood disorders
- MOAIs (monoamine oxidase inhibitors)
- Block the action of the enzyme that breaks down serotonin, so increase it's availability in nervous system
- SSRIs (selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors)
- Block the re-uptake of serotonin by the sending neuron, making more of it available in the synapse
- TCAs (tricyclics)
- Block the reabsorption of serotonin and adrenaline into the nerve cells
- MOAIs (monoamine oxidase inhibitors)
- Anti-psychotics reduce severe symptoms for disorders like scizoprehnia
- Major tranquilizers like pheno-thiazines which sedate and alleviate symptons (hallucination and delusions) and block the D2 receptor for dopamine
- Anti-depressants reduce symptoms of mood disorders
- ECT (electrocon-vulsive therapy)
- Course of 6-12 treatments where anti-depressants have been ineffective
- Patient lies on the bed and is given anaesthetic and muscle relaxant
- Current of 70-130 volts passed through one half of brain (non-dominant hemisphere to prevent memory loss) via electrodes
- Causes a 1-2 minute seizure - thought to be therapeutic part as it re-sets brain chemistry
- Drug Therapy
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