Schizophrenia biological therapies Ao1 and Ao3

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  • Created on: 15-02-23 14:01
How is schizophrenia usually treated?
Antipsychotics
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Which symptoms do typical antipsychotics treat?
Positive symptoms
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Which symptoms do atypical antipsychotics treat?
Positive and negative symptoms
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How do typical antipsychotics work?
As antagonists in the dopamine system
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How do atypical antipsychotics work?
By binding to dopamine, serotonin and glutamate receptors
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What is an example of a typical antipsychotic
Chlorpromazine
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What is an example of an atypical antipsychotic?
Risperidone
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Who found that chloropromazine was associated with better overall functioning and reduced symptom severity compared to a placebo?
Thornley et al
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Who found that clozapine was more effective than other typical or atypical antipsychotics?
Meltzer
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Who suggested that evidance for antipsychotic efficacy was flawed, due to the sedative effect that comes with them?
Healy
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Which antipsychotics have side-effects?
All of them, though severity varies
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Why is it a problem that antipsychotics are based on the original dopamine hypothesis?
It has been proved as an incomplete explanation
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