Year 2 Mental Health

• right patient • right reason • right route • right medication • right time • right documentation • right dose

how the drug affects the body 1. replace or act as a substitute fro missing chemicals 2. increase or stimulate certain cellular activites 3. depress or slow cellular activites 4. interfere with the functioning of foreign cells

involves the study of absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of drugs

used to treat psychotic disorders, including schizophrenia, they are also used to treat autism, behavioral disorders, and movement disorders with a psychological component. atypical and typical

typical - haloperidol, chlorpromazine atypical - olanzapine, risperidone, quetiapine, clozapine

weight gain constipation drowsiness dizziness

A cluster of conditions that increase the risk of heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. Includes weight gain, hypertriglyceridemia along with increased insulin, glucose, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels.

A serious condition occurs when there is an extremely low number of granulocytes (a type of white blood cell) in the blood. Granulocytes are an important part of the immune system and help the body fight infection.

is a life-threatening neurologic emergency associated with the use of antipsychotic (neuroleptic) agents and characterized by a distinctive clinical syndrome of mental status change, rigidity, fever, and dysautonomia.

the biomedical explanation for depression suggests that depression stems from a deficiency of norepinephrine, dopamine, or serotonin in the brain

SSRI - Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (first-line treatment for depression, fewer side effects, block the reuptake of serotonin) SNRI - Serotonin-noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors (ease depression by affecting chemical messengers (neurotransmitters) used to communicate between brain cells) TCA - Tricyclic antidepressants (block the reuptake of serotonin and norepinephrine in presynaptic terminals, which leads to an increased concentration of these neurotransmitters in the synaptic cleft) MAOI - Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (removing the neurotransmitters norepinephrine, serotonin, and dopamine from the brain)

Citalopram (Celexa) Escitalopram (Lexapro) Fluoxetine (Prozac) Paroxetine (Paxil, Pexeva) Sertraline (Zoloft)

blurred vision constipation weight loss insomnia

Serotonin syndrome is a potentially life-threatening drug reaction that results from having too much serotonin in your body.

Effexor (venlafaxine) Pristiq (desvenlafaxine) Cymbalta (duloxetine)

dry mouth nausea insomnia drowsiness headache

Amitriptyline Doxepin Imipramine Nortriptyline

dry mouth blurred vision constipation headache

isocarboxazid (‘Marplan’) phenelzine (‘Nardil’) tranylcypromine (‘Parnate’)

dry mouth constipation headache drowsiness

used in the treatment of bipolar affective disorder and schizoaffective disorder. used for the treatment of manic episodes and the prevention of future episodes

lithium anticonvolsants - sodium valproate, carbamazepine, lamotrigine

tremor, stomach upset, polyuria, polydipsia, weight gain, dizziness, drowsiness, nausea

blurred vision, drowsiness, confusion, slurred speech, vomiting