PS101 Lecture Notes - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Clinical Trial, Agoraphobia
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Chapter 16 - approaches to treatment and therapy. Contemporary view alternatives between mental disorders as diseases (medical treatments) and emotional problems (psychological treatments) Drug treatments on the rise with growing recognition of biological and genetic components to disorders: medications that alter the production of or response to neurotransmitters in the brain. Drugs used primarily in the treatment of schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders. Most designed to block or deduce the sensitivity of brain receptors that respond to dopamine. As affects all dopamine in the brain, can have negative side effects. Side effects such as muscular rigidity, tremors, and involuntary muscle movements (tardive dyskinesia)--> can be severe. Drugs used primarily in the treatment of mood disorders, especially depressions and anxiety. Anti-anxiety drugs (tranquilizers: drugs commonly, but often inappropriately, prescribed for patients who complain of unhappiness, anxiety, or worry, useful as short-term treatment of panic disorder.
