Psychiatrid drugs
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antianxiety drugs
treatment of neurosis involves the use of antianxiety drugs, which are also known as anxiolytic drugs or minor tranquilizer drugs.
minor tranquilizers
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Benzodiazepine Drugs for Anxiety
are by far the most commonly prescribed drugs for the treatment of anxiety and neurosis. they also decrease the muscle tension that comes with anxiety all of the drugs are schedule IV drugs
alprazolam (Xanax)
diazepam(Valium)
Antidepressent drugs for Anxiety
Celexa
Zoloft
Lexapro
Propranolol
is a beta-blocker drug that is also used to treat heypertension as well as anxiety.
buspirone(BuSpar)
Schizophrenia
the most common form of psychosis.
treatment of psychosis
involves the sue of antipsychotic drugs, which are also known as neuroleptic drugs, or major tranquilizer drugs.
Dibenzapine Drugs for Psychosis
Zyprexa
An ampule of haloperidol (Haldol)
this ampule contains the liquid drug form of Haldol that is given intramuscularly to treat acute, severe episodes of schizophrenia or agitation and psychosis in patients with Alzheimer's disease.
Tricyclic Antidepressant drugs
the suffixes
-triptyline and -ipramine
read pg 277
Tetracyclic Antidepressant Drugs
Remeron
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor Drugs for Depression.
Prozac
MAO inhibitor drugs
are not the drug of choice for initiating treatment for depression.
read pg 279
Zyban
non-nicotine stop-smoking aid.
Manic-Depressive Disorder
also known as bipolar disorder
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
characterized by thoughts that cause anxiety, followed by repetitive actions to relieve or escape the anxiety of a perceived threatening situation. These repetitive actions typically occupy hours of each day and involve repetitive cleaning, checking, hoar
Panic Disorder
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Posttraumatic Stress disorder
is caused by exposure to life threatening events or trauma, such as war, natural disasters, rape, or physical/mental abuse.
withdraw from addiction
Methadone, a schedule II drug, is a narcotic agonist drug that can be sued to relieve severe pain or to treat narcotic addiction.
Methadone
is used to treat withdrawal from addiction to heroin, cocaine, or narcotic drugs.
prevent drinking alcohol
Antabuse
Antabuse
read pg 285
Amphetamine Drugs for ADHD
are stimulant drugs that have a paradoxical (reverse) effect when given to patients with hyperactivity.
Strattera
Strattera
is not a schedule drug and carries no potential for addiction.