Tardive dyskinesia

Antipsychotic medication like Haldol and Thorazine and Serentil were some of the first antipsychotic medicines to come out with strong effects on calming patients down. However, there are well-known side effects of these first-generation drugs such as tardive dyskinesia (tic-like

Treatment Through time, scientists and doctors have created various treatment options for schizophrenia based off scientific theories in their time. At one point physicians would perform brain surgery to remove a portion of brain from an individual suffering with schizophrenia that was responsible for the hallucinations and delusions the individual would experience. Although the surgery might have decreased the amount of hallucinations and delusions experienced by the individual, it led to cognitive

Drug therapy has had a large impact on the treatment of psychological disorder and medical conditions. They help control the signs and symptoms of disorder and are the simplest way of treating schizophrenia, depression, OCD, and panic disorders. New medication has been and is currently being produced to help patients with psychological disorders. However, medication that is still prescribed today is causing fifty percent of patients to stop taking it due to its side effects (citation). I agree with

The world is being affected by the psychological disorder Schizophrenia every day. The disease itself can be traced back to the second millennium before Christ. Schizophrenia can be diagnosis using Dr. Eugen Bleuler “positive” and “negative” symptoms. Schizophrenia is “ a psychotic disorder characterized by loss of contact with the environment, by noticeable deterioration in the level of functioning in everyday life, and by disintegration of personality expressed as disorder of feeling, thought (as

Schizophrenia is a chronic and severe mental that affects how a person thinks, feels, and behaves. It is a condition that requires lifelong treatment for people with schizophrenia. It is a serious condition when a person loses touch with reality with friends and family. Things for them that are imagining starts to become more real to them. They have problems concentrating, having memory, and lack of emotion. Doctors do not completely know the causes of this disorder, researchers are still on the

The vast majority of medications currently in the marketplace or under development to treat schizophrenia/psychosis focus on dopamine in one way or another. Most of the medications that are currently used to treat this condition affect dopamine in a direct way. These drugs specifically target this substance because historically, psychosis has been linked to unusually high levels of dopamine in the part of the brain that is known as the stratum (Nauert, 2010). Moreover, there is a fair amount of research

Haloperidol 5 mg PO Q4H PRN • Use: Acute and chronic psychotic disorders of manic states • Therapeutic Effect: Reduces signs and symptoms of psychoses. • Side effects: SEIZURES, extrapyramidal reactions, drowsiness, restlessness, tardive dyskinesia, blurred vision, respiratory depression, hypotension, tachycardia, ECG changes (QT prolongation, torsade de pointes), ventricular arrhythmias, constipation, dry mouth, anorexia, weight gain, urinary retention, diaphoresis, photosensitivity, rashes, sexual

Psychotropic medications, also referred to as psychiatric or psychotherapeutic medications, are used to treat psychiatric disorders, such as: depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, and attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). They have been used for many years and oftentimes come with dangerous side effects. The side effects that often occur in children taking these medications can include: fainting, blurred vision, vomiting, extreme weight gain, and even death ("Seroquel

Growing up, my cousin was diagnosed at a young age with ADHD, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Medicating children was not very common back in the 1990’s, or at least not as common as it has become today. When she started school, she was not medicated, however, as time progressed and her teachers began to notice her struggle. Her parents and her pediatrician decided to medication should be tried. She started on a Ritalin regiment and it seemed to help. It helped her to sit still and be able

Overview of the major developments in the treatment of psychosis The complexity of treating psychosis is very delicate, as there are many contributing factors to this mental disorder. As theories continue to evolve through research, today’s evidence of biological and psychopathology disturbances support the complication and treatment psychosis (Preston, O’Neal, & Talaga2017). Although anti-psychotic drugs have revolutionized in treatment of psychotic disorders, positive results in treatment of