1. Drug Therapy Chapter 17 Section 4
Aaron Jones
Quantez Kilgore
Jason Ganes
Drug Therapy Chapter 17 Section 4

2. Four types of Psychoactive Medications
Antipsychotic Drugs- Used to reduce delusions, hallucinations, and agitations.
Antidepressant Drugs- Used to treat major depression
Lithium- Chemical used to counteract mood swings of bipolar disorder
Antianxiety Drugs-Used to relieve anxiety and panic disorders.

3. Antipsychotic Drugs Prescribed to patients with Schizophrenia
Helps keep schizophrenia stay out of mental institutions
Improves attentiveness, problem-solving, and organization skills
May cause muscular rigidity, impaired coordination, and effects fine motor skills.

4. Antidepressant Drugs
Depression- Psychological disorder caused by extreme sadness.
Accompanied by imbalances in the neurotransmitters serotonin and norepinephrine
Monoamine oxidase (MAO) elevate the levels of certain neurotransmitters
Tricyclicantide-pressants increase levels of certain neurotransmitters
Side effects: Dizziness, fatigue, forgetfulness, and weight gain

5. Lithium Carbonate
Widely used by people with bipolar disorder to counteract extreme mood swings
Lithium is a natural chemical that control norepinephrine levels

6. Antianxiety Drugs Used to reduce excitability
Commonly known as sedative or mild tranquilizers
Prescribed for helping people cope with the difficult times, the alleviation of various anxiety-based symptoms, psychosomatic problems, and alcohol withdrawal
Major effects of the drugs is to depress the activity of the Central Nervous System

7. New Information
When someone has cancer, they might have chemotherapy, the administration of drugs to kill cancer cells.
No single treatment works for everybody
Counseling—individual and/or group—and other behavioral therapies are the most commonly used forms of drug abuse treatment

8. Questions What drug keeps patients out of mental institutions?
Lithium Carbonate is used to people with what disorder?
What drug is known as the sedative drug?
What is depression caused by?
T or F Antianxiety Drugs help people deal with the easy times in life.