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    Flupentixol-Melitracen 2 1. ANTIPSYCHOTIC 1.1 Antipsychotic An antipsychotic also known as neuroleptic is a tranquilizing psychiatric medication which is used to treat psychosis‚ schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Now it is increasingly being used to treat the non-psychotic disorders. Psychosis disorder included delusions or hallucinations. Delusion is the pathological condition that is the result of an illness or progressing of illness. A first generation of antipsychotics was discovered in the

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    Introduction Antipsychotic medicines are used to treat certain conditions that affect the mind (psychosis). In most cases‚ these medicines are used to treat disorders that cause someone to have delusions‚ to sense things that seem real but are not (hallucinations)‚ or to have a false sense of reality. Antipsychotic medicines cannot cure these disorders‚ but they can help manage symptoms. Antipsychotic medicines are sometimes combined with other medicines to treat certain mental health disorders‚

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    First Generation and Second Generation Antipsychotics First Generation atypical antipsychotics (FGA) were introduced to the United States in the 1950’s as a way to help individuals who experienced psychosis (Preston‚ O’Neal‚ & Talaga‚ 2013). FGA are characterized by low and high potencies. FGA are broken down by potency to distinguish if the medication is a higher or lower amount and the frequency needed to result in effective treatment. Researchers noticed FGA were effective in treating psychotic

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    Overview of Antipsychotics As discussed by (Jasovic-Gasic‚ et.al.2012)‚ over half a century ago through serendipitously actions‚ by Daley et.al stumbled on a discovery that would change the thought of pharmacologic treatment of psychotic illness for good. Delay discovered that antihistamine (chlorpromazine) was effective in relieving psychotic symptoms. This discovery catalyzed further conduct of investigative experiments to explain this phenomenon. The experiments conducted‚ on animal subjects

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    twice before giving antipsychotics to your children According to a new report (http://archpsyc.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2339963)‚ during the past several years‚ antipsychotics have gained popularity as treatments for psychiatric disorders in young people. The number of teens and young adults who are being prescribed antipsychotics is on the rise‚ yet little is known about trends and patterns of their use in the United States. Be cautious with antipsychotics “Great caution should

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    Psychiatric Disorders‚ Diseases and Drugs Psychiatric Disorders‚ Diseases and Drugs Axia University Instructor: Allen Meyer Date: July 31‚ 2010 Axia University Instructor: Allen Meyer Date: July 31‚ 2010 Avery Paco Avery Paco Schizophrenia‚ emotional disorders‚ Anxiety and Tourette’s syndrome are all classified as psychiatric disorders. There is a thin line between neuropsychological disorders and psychiatric disorders. Though the two types of disorders are a result of a dysfunctional

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    The Drug Attitude Inventory-(DAI-30) was created to assess the effectiveness of medication used to treat people hospitalized with Schizophrenia (Lin et al.‚ 2013). This model was based upon 30 questions and yielded a true or false response. For each question resulting in a true response the number 1 assigned. False responses yielded a -1 response. At the end of the assessment scores totaling were referenced to as subjective and negative referred to as negative subjective (Lin et al.‚ 2013).

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    terms 6 Part III Main Discussion Drug Addiction 45 Drug Problems in the Philippines 46 Drug Withdrawal 52 Drug Rehabilitation 53 Role of affect dysregulation in Addiction 57 Addiction recovery groups‚ Alcoholics Anonymous‚ and Drug Rehabilitation Drug Abuse Addiction 69 Chemical Dependency 71 Chemical Addiction 71 Factors influencing Drug abuse and Dependence 74 Genetic Factors 75 Drugs Effect and Mechanisms of Action 76

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    Christianity point of view. b) Law of the land. DRUG AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE. INTRODUCTION. DEFINITION. Drug. 1) A drug is any chemical you take that affects the way your body works. Example: alcohol‚ caffeine‚ aspirin‚ nicotine etc. 2) A drug is a substance which may have medicinal‚ intoxicating performance when taken by a human body. Drug abuse. 1) It is the use of illegal drugs‚ the misuse of prescription or over-the-counter drugs for at least a year with negative consequences. 2)

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    The illegal drug The legalization of drugs is a common topic in America today. Many believe that drug use should be legalized‚ but I completely disagree. Drugs are frequently used today and they are illegal‚ the consequences that would grow if they were made legal would be more than this country can take on. In my opinion‚ three main factors contribute to my opinion opposing legalizing drugs: health issues‚ the effects it would have on the criminal justice system‚ and the increase

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