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Psychotropic Medications Presentation Edwana Roberts, Dionne Russell, Nicole Jones, Chezley Ruffin CPSS 411 Paula Alvarez June 19, 2022
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Stabilizers and antianxiety Ageents
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Table of Contents
Introduction
The types of drugs in this class
The disorders this class of drugs is designed to treat
How the drugs help to treat these disorders
Conclusion
References
Introduction
Mood stabilizers: is an agent that is used to treat acute manic and depressive symptoms with bipolar disorder. After many trials on the mood stabilizers, it has been stated that, “mood stabilizer if it has efficacy in decreasing the frequency or severity of any type of episode in bipolar disorder and if it does not worsen the frequency or severity of other types of episodes”(1-3).
Antianxiety Agents: is a list of drugs used to treat anxiety and other conditions. When used for anxiety it increases the levels of serotonin and neurotransmitter that then changes the mood for the person experiencing anxiety.
In this presentation we are going to cover a few factors on mood stabilizers and antianxiety agents. Both agents are used to treat different mental health illnesses. One is prescribed for patients with bipolar disorder and the other for anxiety. Nicole Jones
1. Sachs GS: Treatment-resistant bipolar depression. Psychiatr Clin North Am 1996; 19:215–236Crossref, Medline, Google Scholar
2. Bowden CL: New concepts in mood stabilization: evidence for the effectiveness of valproate and lamotrigine. Neuropsychopharmacology 1998; 19:194–119Crossref, Medline, Google Scholar
3. Ketter TA, Calabrese JR: Stabilization of mood from below versus above baseline in bipolar disorder: a new nomenclature. J Clin Psychiatry 2002; 63:146–151Crossref, Medline, Google Scholar
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Mood Stabilizers and Antianxiety Agents
Mood Stabilizers for Depression
Fluoxeine with Olanzapine (symbyax)
Clonazepam
Alprazolam (Xanax)
Luradidone (lutuda)
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Anxiety
Lamotrigine (Lamictol)
Topiramate (Topamax)
Gabapentin (Neurontin)
Oxcarbazepine (Trileptal(
Enhancement Category
Benzodiazepines
Anti-depressants
There are five main categories of psychotropic medications which are antipsychotic agents, antidepressant medications, antimanic agents, also known as mood stabilizers, antianxiety
agents, also called anxiolytic agents, and drugs used to treat substance abuse (Fagan, & Ax, 2011). Listed above are a few example of the different medications used In different classes.
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Types of Drugs in this Class
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Disorders these drugs Treat
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How the drugs help to treat these disorders
Conclusion
References
1. Sachs GS: Treatment-resistant bipolar depression. Psychiatr Clin North Am 1996; 19:215–236Crossref, Medline, Google Scholar
2. Bowden CL: New concepts in mood stabilization: evidence for the effectiveness of valproate and lamotrigine. Neuropsychopharmacology 1998; 19:194–119Crossref, Medline, Google Scholar
3. Ketter TA, Calabrese JR: Stabilization of mood from below versus above baseline in bipolar disorder: a new nomenclature. J Clin Psychiatry 2002; 63:146–151Crossref, Medline, Google Scholar
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