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Bipolar disorder, depressive disorder, biological considerations

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Serotonin   Regulates mood, anxiety, and appetite.  
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Dopamine   Regulates energy, reward, motivation, mood, and attention  
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Norepinephrine   Regulates mood, alertness, concentration, and energy.  
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GABA   Regulates anxiety and sleep.  
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Glutamine   Regulates memory and learning  
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Acetylcholine   Regulates memory and attentiveness  
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Akathesia, Akinesia, oculogyric crisis, dystonia, TD tardive dyskinesia, pseudoparkinsonism   Extrapyramidal symptoms  
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Ataxia   Generalized disturbance of muscle coordination  
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Choreoatheotic movements   Involuntary wave-like movements of the extremities.  
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Depression results from a deficiency of neuronal and synaptic catecholamines--primarily norepinephrine   biogenic amine hypothesis  
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The reduced concentration of serotonin is the predisposing factor in patients with affective disorders. Derpession=decreases in both seratonin and catecholamine. Mania=increased dopamine and norepinephrine & decreased serotonin   Permissive hypothesis (lead to the creation of SSRIs)  
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High fever, unstable BP, myoglobinemia. Slow, steady increase of temperature and spikes of BP, +20 mmHg in some cases.   s/s neuroleptic malignant syndrome. May be caused by antipsychotics.  
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Discontinue antipsychotic therapy and administer benztropine (Cogentin), trihexyphenidyl (Artane), or benedryl   Treatment for NMS  
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Involuntary motor symptoms similar to those associated with Parkinson's disease; also known as pseudoparkinsonism.   Extrapyrimidal symptoms. May be caused by antipsychotics, especially with long-term use.  
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Akathisia   Distressing motor restlessness characterized by feelings of weakness and muscle fatigue  
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Dystonia   Painful muscle spasms manifested by torticollis and rolling back of the eyes  
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Involuntary contractions of oral and facial muscles and choreoathetosis   Tardive dyskinesia  
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Psuedoparkinsonism   A side effect of antipsychotic drugs characterized by mask-like facies, pill rolling tremors, muscle rigidity  
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Tardive dyskinesia   manifested by lip smacking, wormlike movement of the tongue  
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