PSY346H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Naloxone, Buspirone, Partial Agonist
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In last decade, there has been a big push in how clinicians diagnose disorders. From bench to beside: more than 1 one to strategically target + treat a symptom. In trials drug assessed to determine: value. Lowest dose that is useful for therapeutic treatment: highest dose that is going to start adversarial, the therapeutic range = in between the lower therapeutic effect and high risk change, a threshold - those margins or index. Serotonin: dopamine, acetylcholine, opioids, when we look at recreational drugs, like cocaine + marijuana, these are all different drugs that stimulant these pathways in some way and that stimulation affects how we act and how we feel. Psychopharmacology: = subspecialty of pharmacology that includes medications affecting the brain + behavior used to treat mental disorders including, antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, antidepressants, anti-anxiety medications. Some completely open it up --> = full agonist: ex serotonin.
