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Which depot has better symptom control but cause mor EPSE
Zuclopenthixo
Facts Abt NMS
The risk for tardive dyskinesia is equal for depot and oral
But reversibility may be poor in depot
Which drugs may be the best for reducing suicide in
Schizophrenia and affective disorder
Schiz: Clozapine
Affective disorder: lithium
Best drug for body dismorphic disorder
Fluoxetine (usually started at 8-12 weeks of treatment)
add on therapy for negative symptoms with antipsychotics
D cyclosporine 50mg per
Selegiline also can day
Catie trial
Name of the first generation antipsychotic
% of drop out
Clinical antipsychotic trials of interventional effectiveness
-double blinded pragmatic RCT
-14k patient compared drugs
Loan, Quetia, risperidone, ziprasidone, perphenazine (only first generation drug)
Mean time of discontinuation is 4.6 months
Olanzapine has the lowest discontinuation rate but highest side effect burden - weight gain
Which antipsychotics has the best evidence of reducing aggressiveness
Clozapine > olanzapine > haloperidol
Expressed Emotions by brown and Ritter in wad interview and wad ratings (4)
Camberwell interview
Critical comments, positive remarks, emotional over involvement, hostility, emotional warmth
Anything more than 35 hours is bad
What kind of obstetric events can increased schiz (3)
Foetal hypoxia, Low birth weight, pregnancy induced hypertension
Premature rupture of membranes
Singe most important factor tat increases risk of hospitalisation for schiz is
Being no compliant
Risk of patient having schizophrenia if both parents has schizophrenia
40-50%
SSRI induced sexual probs is due to
5HT2 stimulation
ECT
Which increase efficacy (3)
Current, using bilateral ECT,
Number times per week does not affected,
STAR*D trial
Risk factors for non compliance (4)
Young age, Low education, High perceived mental health function, African American ethnicity
NNT for depression
4-5
For elderly: triycline:4, SSRI 8, MAOI 3
Wad is the scientific name for St. John wort
Hypericum perforatum
WHich drug cased visual field defects
Vigabatrin
Which benzodiazepine is good for improving manic symptoms s
Clonazepam at 1-4 weeks
Biggest predictor for bipolar disorder relapse
Residual symptoms
MEdian time to treat mania is
4-5 weeks
Untreated depression takes how Long
How abt treated
Untreated 6 months
Treated 3 months
Which antientiepileptic can easily caused SIADH
Carbamazepine
Wad is contraindication for zopidem
Sleep apnoea
Pregnancy/feast feeding
Unstable MG
Respiratory depression
Drugs for PTSD
Generalist use: paroxetine and mirtazepine
Specialist use: amitriptyline and phenelzine