Biological therapies for schizophrenia: drug therapy

1. Psychotic drugs are primarily based on the hyperdopamergia hypothesis however another hypothesis exists which is the opposit as this hypothesis, what is this hyposthesis called? (16)
4. Who suggests that as antipsychotics have powerful calming effects, it is easy to demonstarte that they have a positive effect on patients despite the fact they may not be effective in reducing psychosis? (5)
6. Initally dopamine levels build up after taking this drug, then production is ............ (7)
7. Chloropromazine also has a ............. effect (8)
8. What is a problem with taking antipsychotics (for the patient)? (4, 7)
9. Who reviewed data from 13 trials and found that chloropromazine was associated with better functioning and reduced symptom severity compared with placebo? (8)

2. Was clozapine or chloropromazine more effective? (9)
3. Clozapine can cause a blood clot in patinets which is known as .............. (15)
5. What antipsychotic has been used since the 1970's (9)
10. Atypical antipsychotics work for other neurotransmitters and was developed to target them, like? (9)

Get Revising