PSY-220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Clozapine, Atypical Antipsychotic, Electroconvulsive Therapy

• School: University of Tampa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY-220
• Professor: Odgaard, Eric C

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Chapter fourteen: mood disorders and schizophrenia: mood disorders, mental illness results from the combination of biological predisposition and experiences, both play an important role, a solid understanding of a combination of both aspects is necessary for successful treatment. Antidepressants and psychotherapy have overlapping effects: increased metabolism in same brain areas, changing thoughts change brain chemistry bb. Side effects include memory loss: memory loss can be minimized if shock is localized to the right hemisphere dd. A drawback of ect is the high risk of relapse: usually accompanied with drug treatment; psychotherapy and periodic. How exactly ect relieves depression is unknown: perhaps involves the altering of the expression of genes in the hippocampus and frontal cortex, as well as proliferation of neurons in the hippocampus. Depressio(cid:374) usuall(cid:455) retur(cid:374)s agai(cid:374) after the (cid:374)e(cid:454)t (cid:374)ight"s sleep kk. More practical solution: go to sleep earlier so that patient gets eight hours of sleep: relieves depression for a week, sometimes longer ll.