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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bipolar disorder | Manic-depression, characterized by mood, energy, and behavior swings from periods of elation to episodes of depression |
| Scitzophrenia | Characterized by extreme and innapropriate behavior and dysfunctional daily routine., |
| Depression | Characterized by mood disturbances that may be mild or severe. |
| Anxiety | People experiencing anxiety may appear abnormally tired or energetic, withdrawn, tremourus, tense, and restless. |
| Drug Dependancy | Addiction to drugs and alcohol may occur for various reasons, including chronic usage without adequate physician supervision. |
| What do SSRI'S increase | ceretonin |
| what is serotonin syndrom | excessive serotonin activity in the CNS caused by medications that increase the levels |
| What drug class should you be careful taking MAOIs w/ for 14 dasy | serotenergic agents |
| what do MAOIs do | block monoamine oxidase enzyme, increasing levels of mood-regulating neurotransmitters |
| what do antipsychotics do | used to treat symptoms of psychosis- such as delusions, used in treatment of schizophrenia, severe depression and severe anxiety. |
| what do benzodiazapenes do | class of agents that work in the central nervous system and are used for a variety of medical conditions |
| what do SSRIs do | type of antidepressant that have been shown to increase levels of serotonin within the brain. |
| what do Tricyclic antidepressants do | a group of medicines that all have a similar structure and all work in a similar way. Used for treatment of other conditions, but only depression. |