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Deinstitutionalization
Antipsychotics - treat schizophrenia - Block dopamine - Examples include: Thorazine, Risperdal, Zyprexa, Abilify - Side effects: weight gain, tardive dyskinesia (like Parkinson's disease)
Antidepressants
SSRI's (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors)
MAOI's - (monoamine oxidase inhibitors)
Tricyclics
AntiAnxiety Drugs Examples: Valium, Librium, Xanax - CNS depressants - enhance GABA
Mood Stabilizers - Treat bipolar disorder - Examples: lithium and Depakote
Psychosurgery - removal or destruction of brain tissue - Lobotomy= severing nerves tat connect frontal lobes to limbic systems; no longer used
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) - Treatment for severe depression that is unresponsive to other treatments. - Patient receives anesthesia and muscle relaxant - accompanied by short-term memory loss
repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) - passing a magnetic field over the scalp to treat depression. - new, so not well studied, but limited research indicates it may be more effective than antidepressant drugs!
