dyskinesia, dystonia and Parkinson-like symptoms. Here are some typical antipsychotics: • Thioridazine (Mellaril®) • Haloperidol (Haldol®) • Trifluoperazine (Stelazine®) • Molondine (Moban®) • Trifluoperazine (Stelazine®) • Perphenazine (Trilafon®) • Chlorpromazine (Thorazine®) • Fluphenazine (Prolixin®) • Loxapine (Loxitane®) In the 1990s, newer generation anti-schizophrenia drugs were developed. Fortunately, these medicines do not have the neurological side-effects of the older generation of schizophrenia
The Beach Boys were a sensation throughout the 1960s. While it has been said that their best albums weren’t respected until many years later, there is not a doubt that they were one of the most popular and influential musical groups in history. The Beach Boys’ front man, Brian Wilson suffers from mental illness (Moverman, 2015). For many years he had a greedy psychotherapist that misdiagnosed him in an attempt to essentially drug him to death (Moverman, 2015). A documentary showcasing the life of
Thesis Statement: Anorexia Nervosa effects a person both physically and mentally. Anorexia represents one percent of most prevalent eating disorder diseases. The word anorexia itself means, “ lack of appetite”. Anorexia is an all-encompassing pursuit of thinness. The person effected by Anorexia has an absolute fear of becoming obese (Matthew 4). Approximately one percent of adolescent girls develops Anorexia Nervosa, a dangerous condition in which they can literally starve themselves to death
Congenital Insensitivity to Anhidrosis (or CIPA) is a rare genetic disease with the characteristics of not being able to feel any pain or temperature, and little or no sweating. It is inherited by an autosomal recessive pattern, meaning that both parents have a mutated NTRK1 gene, but they do not show any symptoms of CIPA. The damaged NTRK1gene produces proteins that cannot transmit signals. Since the neurons do not get any signals from the proteins, they perform apoptosis. Apoptosis is a process
Clozapine and the Treatment of Schizophrenia Clozapine, marketed by the trade name of "Clozaril," is a member of the dibenzodiazepine class of antipsychotic medication, and is one of many types of neuroleptic drugs. Clozapine is an atypical medication because it differs from the older conventional drugs such as Halodol or Lithium. The difference between atypical and the older drugs is because there less neuroleptic activity as a result of more specific receptors utilized. The atypical
In the time of Shakespeare's Macbeth, modern science and medical conditions were yet to be discovered and first diagnosed, so problems with medicine were blamed on the Protestant Christian God. With the knowledge of today, Macbeth would most likely be diagnosed with psychosis, specifically post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), developing into schizophrenia. The term schizophrenia was not widely applied until the 1800s, so Macbeth would not have been diagnosed with such a name. In Rupert Goold’s
The “blue-bottle” experiment demonstrates a redox reaction. This is one of the most common reactions in chemistry. Redox reactions are the movement of electrons from one substance to another. The word “redox” comes from the concepts of reduction and oxidation. Reduction is the intake of an electron by an atom. Oxidation is the opposite. It is the loss of an electron by an atom. These two reactions go hand in hand because in a chemical reaction, one reaction cannot happen without the other. The blue
asylums seemed like prisons to many. Deinstitutionalization is the process of removing institutions from the mental health care system. According to pbs.org, deinstitutionalization legally commenced in the U.S. in 1955, when chlorpromazine became widely available. Chlorpromazine was the most effective antipsychotic that had ever existed at the time. Its development caused legal actions based on the idea that psychosis could and should, be treated in the most non-restrictive environment possible. Deinstitutionalization
How to Treat Prion Diseases Abstract Scientists are stumped as to the development and nature of proteinaceous infectious particles. Neither virus nor bacteria, these prions, are believed to cause transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE), rare diseases said to be 100% fatal, without possessing nucleic acids. Their unhindered growth is thought to be the cause for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or Mad Cow Disease, Creutzfeldt-Jakob (CJD), scrapie and other TSE, diseases characterized
The chronic disease I am researching and writing about is named Parkinson's disease (PD). By definition, Parkinson’s disease is a slowly progressive neurologic disease characterized by an expressionless face, tremor at rest, slowing of voluntary movements, walking manners are with short accelerating steps, peculiar posture and muscle weakness, caused by degeneration of an area of the brain known as the basal ganglia, and low production of the neurotransmitter dopamine (basically a chemical released
Schizophrenia is undoubtedly one of the most common psychological disorders which according to epidemiology, affects at least 1 in 100 individuals (Kolb & Whishaw, 2011), equating to 24 million people worldwide (World Health Organisation, 2012). Research has demonstrated that symptoms of the illness usually become apparent in late adolescence or early adulthood (Bear, Connors, & Paradiso, 2007), with males typically experiencing an earlier onset in comparison to their female counterparts (Kalat
Bleuler realized that the illness was not a dementia, as some of his patients improved rather than deteriorated, and thus proposed the term schizophrenia instead. Treatment was revolutionized in the mid-1950s with the development and introduction of chlorpromazine ("Schizophrenia", n.d.). The mental illness of schizophrenia, is defined as a “severe psychological disorder characterized by highly disordered thought processes, referred to as psychotic because they are so far removed from reality” (King, 2011
People have been using mood and personality effecting drugs for centuries, from coffee, to marijuana, to cocaine, including alcohol. We know these things change our brains in some way. Though some intellectuals such as Malcom Gladwell have expressed points of view that, "The modern personality is, in this sense, a synthetic creation,"(252) not many seem particularly alarmed by this idea in the above quote that Malcom Gladwell calls a "disquieting notion,"(252) beyond a few offhand jokes about their
Paranoid schizophrenia is the reverse of happiness. Pleasure, elation, and satisfaction are elusive. It feels like you are the only one to whom this is happening (Moore 2001 pg. 2). This quote is from a person who suffers with schizophrenia and describes it better than anyone on the outside of the disorder ever could. Schizophrenia is a key mental illness that negatively affects a person life and their surrounding environments (DSM-IV-TR. 4th). This paper will shed some light into this horrible
PHULWANI DI #4 (SIMULATED): Question : Patient from local jail with a substance abuse history is being treated with sumatriptan injections and ibuprofen tablets. Sumatriptan or any other 5HT-1 agonists are non formulary. What other medications could be used in this patient? SUBJECT : Discussion of therapies other than triptans for treatment of migraine headache in a patient with a substance abuse history. Introduction: Opiates, ergot alkaloids, corticosteroids, dopamine antagonists or NSAIDs and
Schizophrenia Miguel Vargas Mr. Jason R. Frye Heald College (Modesto Campus) Psych 220: Human Behavior Essay: Schizophrenia 2 Abstract Schizophrenia is a very had psychological disorder to deal with. Having this disorder affects you throughout your whole life. This illness affects your brain and your senses, also it affects the relationships with your peers. In order to try to lead a normal life, you will have to get treatment. Psych 220: Human Behavior Essay: Schizophrenia 3 Schizophrenia
Kurt Snyder’s schizophrenia was brought on from environmental factors, as well as abnormal brain structures and chemistry. He never mentioned this in the story, however it diagnosable. During his first year of college was a stressful time for him, and this was when he experienced his first symptom. He could have saved his academic scholarship if he went to a psychiatrist sooner, and explained to them what exactly was going on. Although that is not what happened for Kurt Snyder. He kept experiencing
given to individuals who suffer from PTSD because they may offer some relief by the process of “altering serotonin levels, decreasing overactivation of the amygdala, and desensitizing the fear network” (Sue et al. 2014, p. 127). He had been given chlorpromazine to control his hallucinations, but it clearly did not eliminate his delusions. m Various forms of psychotherapy are also commonly noted in the treatment of PTSD, specifically cognitive based therapies (CBT). The three types of CBT that are commonly
Schizophrenia I will be discussing my topic on how schizophrenia is treated and the affects of the disorder. In the book Psychology: A Journey, “schizophrenia is defined as delusions hallucination, apathy, thinking abnormalities, and a “split” between thought and emotion” (Coon and Mitterer). The illness usually occurs during late childhood or early adulthood. There is no known cause to why people get schizophrenia. Although there are some theories that schizophrenia is caused from inherit genes
There is no treatment for schizophrenia but there are medications and therapies to help manage the symptoms and live a full life. Antipsychotic medications such as Chlorpromazine (Thorazine) are being used. But one of the side effects is that the patients lose white blood cells. These medications are known to have negative reactions with other medications even herbs. It is also difficult to wean the patient off these medications