Tardive dyskinesia

ago he was admitted to private mental hospital where he was treated with moderately high doses of Prolixin, a powerful neuroleptic.” J.S started to experience symptoms and was diagnosed with tardive dyskinesia. Dr. James Robert Brasic who wrote on Medscape’s article on tardive dyskinesia, “Tardive dyskinesias (TDs) are involuntary movements of the tongue, lips, face,

Tardive dyskinesia is a persistent movement disorder that can result from a prolonged use of antipsychotics and is more prominent with the use of atypical antipsychotics. My preceptor decided to start the patient on Clozapine because of its effectiveness with previous clients that had tardive dyskinesia. According to my preceptor, Clozapine has shown signs of minimizing symptoms of tardive dyskinesia. Treatment did not start immediately as the patient had to get baseline labs, which included absolute

Describe and evaluate at least two biological treatments for schizophrenia Biological treatments arise from the medical model of abnormal behaviour, which considers mental disorder to be an illness of disease resulting from underlying biological factors. Most people with schizophrenia receive some form of drug therapy. Drug therapy is the most common treatment, using antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs aims to help patient function as well as possible and increasing patient’s feelings of well

Schizophrenia is described by the National Institute of Mental Health as “a chronic, severe, and disabling brain disorder that has affected people throughout history” (n.d.). The most recognizable symptoms of schizophrenia are hallucinations and delusions. Hallucinations involve experiencing sensory stimulation (hearing, seeing, feeling, etc.) when there is no stimulus present. Delusions are false beliefs. Common types of delusions experienced by people with schizophrenia are delusions of persecution

It is most unfortunate that medical science has not yet determined the cause or cure for Schizophrenia. Therefore, treating Schizophrenia is a hunt-and-peck effort, dictated by previous experience and ongoing clinical research. Obviously, the focus of mainstream medical practitioners is on reducing severity of symptoms and decreasing risks of further episodes. This does not indicate that if you or a Dear One has been diagnosed with Schizophrenia there is no hope. The best asset for a successful

stabilization, and the maintenance phase. A pharmacological approach, using antipsychotic medication, is used during the acute phase of COS (Asarnow et al., 2004). It also needs to be noted that there is no completely safe (without side effects like tardive dyskinesia) antipsychotic, but some (e.g.

The caregivers at the homes assist in arranging medical care, such as routine appointments or follow-up care as needed, in the event the resident or his or her guardians do not. In addition, a staff member normally attends the resident’s medical appointment. Each resident, or his or her guardian, is allowed to seek treatment from a physician of their choice. If they do not chose a physician, the group homes will bring the residents for medical care to consulting physicians. Frances House pays

Living life imagining people and objects that are non-existent, already seems like a difficult way of living. Patients often turn to antipsychotic medications for help with Schizophrenia. The antipsychotic medication can help the patient minimize their hallucinations. The medication can also help the patient depict between what is real and what is a hallucination made up in their mind. According to Awad, “The clinical picture includes a range of symptoms such as delusions, hallucinations, agitation

Valbenazine, an analog to Tetrabenazine, is an emerging approach to the treatment of TD that is showing potential. Valbenazine is considered a purified parent drug of the positive alpha isomer of Tetrabenazine. One advantage of this emerging drug is the less adverse side effect profile, and the once-a-day administration, as compared to Tetrabenazine, which has a more adverse side effect profile and requires frequent intake due to its rapid metabolism (Muller, 2015). Approval hurdles for Valbenazine

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