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what characterizes anxiety disorders?

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Characterised by the inappropriate expression of fear

e.g. Panic attacks (sudden, intense feeling of terror);
Generalised Anxiety Disorder (at least 6 months of persistent and excessive anxiety or worry); PTSD (re-experiencing of an extremely traumatic event; various phobias

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what characterizes affective disorders?

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Affect =mood. = Disordered emotions

e.g. Major depression (symptoms everyday for at least 2 weeks)

Bipolar Disorder (repeated episodes of mania and depression)

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epidemiology of schizophrenia

________ risk in general population
Typically starts in ____________
Men (______) are at a slightly greater risk of developing SZ
Women (___________) are at a greater risk of bipolar disorder
Higher incidence associated with________ and ____________
In all cultures, similar incidence across continents

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1/100 lifetime risk in general population
Typically starts in late adolescence or early adulthood
Men (15-25) are at a slightly greater risk of developing SZ
Women (20-30) are at a greater risk of bipolar disorder
Higher incidence associated with urbanicity and migration
In all cultures, similar incidence across continents

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what are the positive symptoms of schizophrenia?

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Delusions
Hallucinations
Disorganised speech
Grossly disorganized or catatonic behaviour

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what are the Negative symptoms of schizophrenia?

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Reduced expression of emotion
Poverty of speech
Difficulty in initiating goal-directed movements
Cognitive/Memory impairment

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list the types of schizophrenia?

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Paranoid schizophrenia

Disorganised schizophrenia

Catatonic schizophrenia

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what characterizes Paranoid schizophrenia

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delusions and hallucinations are present

thought disorder, disorganized behaviour, and mood flattening are absent

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what characterizes disorganoized schizophrenia?

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thought disorder and mood flattening are present

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what characterizes Catatonic schizophrenia?

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exhibits agitated, purposeless movement

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what is the Aetiology (Causes) of schizophrenia?

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Environmental factors

genetics

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what are the Environmental factors that cause schizophrenia?

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Social stress
Prenatal infection and famine
Obstetric and perinatal complications
Older paternal age
Cannabis use

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how do genetics affect schizophrenia?

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Pathophysiology of Schizophrenia

what are the core features of schizophrenia?

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The core features of schizophrenia include deficits in cognitive processes mediated by the circuitry of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC).

These deficits are associated with a range of molecular and morphological alterations in the DLPFC,

Could be a cause, consequence, or compensation in relation to other changes

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what are the number of hypotheses based pathophysiology of schizophrenia?

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Pharmacology
Genetics
Neurochemistry

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which neurotransmitters are hypothetically involved in schizophrenia?

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Dopamine hypothesis

Glutamate hypothesis

GABA hypothesis

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in the dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia

which brain structures are involved?

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Substantia Nigra (SN)

Ventral tegmental area (VTA)

Tuberohypophyseal system

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how is the substantia nigra involved in schizophrenia?

what does it do normally?

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Projects to the striatum (Facilitates the initiation of voluntary movements (Parkinson’s Disease)

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how is the Ventral tegmental area (VTA) involved in schizophrenia?

what does it do normally?

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Innervates frontal cortex and limbic system

Called Mesocorticolimbic dopamine system

Involved in reward/motivation; psychiatric disorders

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how is the Tuberohypophyseal system involved in schizophrenia?

what does it do normally?

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Connects Arcuate & Paraventricular neurons to Hypothalamus and Pituitary

Dopamine release inhibits prolactin secretion

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what is the Most widely considered neurochemical hypothesis of schizophrenia

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The dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia

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The dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia Postulates ___________________

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Postulates that symptoms of schizophrenia may result from excess dopaminergic neurotransmission particularly in mesolimbic and striatal brain regions

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list 5 evidence for The dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia

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Many antipsychotic drugs strongly block D2 receptors, especially in mesocorticolimbic system

Drugs that increase dopaminergic activity such as levodopa (precursor) ; amphetamine (releases dopamine); apomorphine (direct agonist) either aggravate schizophrenia or produce psychosis

D receptor number increased in post-mortem brains of schizophrenics

PET scans show increased D receptor density in schizophrenics

Successful treatment of schizophrenics changes the levels of homovanillic acid (a metabolite of dopamine)

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list 3 evidence against The dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia

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Antipsychotic drugs only partially effective for most (ineffective for some) patients

NMDA receptor (glutamate receptor) antagonists (phencyclidine) more potent in inducing schizophrenic symptoms than dopamine agonists

Dopamine receptors. Which D receptors are involved?

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what are the evidence for the The glutamatergic hypothesis of schizophrenia

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NMDA receptor antagonists (phencyclidine; ketamine; MK-801)
 potent activators of dopamine release
 cause marked psychotic symptoms in healthy human volunteers and
exacerbation of symptoms in schizophrenic patients
Treatment of schizophrenia with D-Serine, glycine, and sarcosine:
 modulate NMDA receptors
 has therapeutic benefit, particularly with regard to negative symptoms

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what is the evidence for the The glutamatergic hypothesis of schizophrenia in reference to NMDA Receptor agonist
NMDA receptor antagonists (phencyclidine; ketamine; MK-801) 🡺 potent activators of dopamine release 🡺 cause marked psychotic symptoms in healthy human volunteers and exacerbation of symptoms in schizophrenic patients
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what is the evidence for the The glutamatergic hypothesis of schizophrenia in reference to Treatment of schizophrenia with D-Serine, glycine, and sarcosine
Treatment of schizophrenia with D-Serine, glycine, and sarcosine: 🡺 modulate NMDA receptors 🡺 has therapeutic benefit, particularly with regard to negative symptoms
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what is the glutamatergic hypothesis of schizophrenia?
Hypofunction of the NMDA receptor, possibly on critical GABAergic interneurons Less inhibition onto Principal Glutamatergic cells 🡺 excessive activity of Glutamatergic cells This activates Dopamine expressing cells 🡺 More Dopamine released
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what is the evidence for The GABAergic hypothesis of schizophrenia
Inhibitory interneurons are essential for controlling the activity of the excitatory pyramidal cells Deficiency in signalling through the TrkB neurotrophin receptor  leads to reduced GABA synthesis in the parvalbumin-containing subpopulation of inhibitory GABA neurons in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex of individuals with schizophrenia Death of a sub-population of these neurons  decreased GABA production  enhanced excitability of pyramidal neurons  Enhanced activation of DA neurons  more DA release R
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how does "Deficiency in signalling through the TrkB neurotrophin receptor" provide evidence for The GABAergic hypothesis of schizophrenia
🡺 leads to reduced GABA synthesis in the parvalbumin-containing subpopulation of inhibitory GABA neurons in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex of individuals with schizophrenia
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how does "Death of a sub-population of these neurons" provide evidence for The GABAergic hypothesis of schizophrenia
🡺 decreased GABA production 🡺 enhanced excitability of pyramidal neurons 🡺 Enhanced activation of DA neurons 🡺 more DA release
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what are the drug therapies used for schizophrenia?
Antipsychotic drugs Dopamine
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dopamine is one of the therapies for schizophrenia? this principle takes advantage of major dopamine pathways in the CNS Any drug affecting Dopamine activity has the potential to act in any/all of these pathways 🡺 Diverse adverse effects describe the different dopamine pathways in the CNS?
Meso-cortical-limbic pathway: VTA to limbic and neocortex Nigro-striatal pathway: Substantia Nigra to Striatum Tuberoinfundibular system: Hypothalamus to Pituitary Medullary-Periventricular pathways: Neurons in the motor nucleus of the vagus Incertohypothalamic pathway: From Zona incerta to hypothalamus and amygdala.
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all the dopamine pathways affect something in the brain which pathway is mostly related to behaviour?
Meso-cortical-limbic pathway
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all the dopamine pathways affect something in the brain which pathway is involved in the cordination of voluntary movement?
Nigro-striatal pathway
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all the dopamine pathways affect something in the brain which pathway is involved in the inhibition of of prolactin release?
Tuberoinfundibular system
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all the dopamine pathways affect something in the brain which pathway might be involved in feeding behaviour but the real projections are unknown?
Medullary-Periventricular pathways
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all the dopamine pathways affect something in the brain which pathway is involved in fear conditioning?
Incertohypothalamic pathway
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dopamine Generally exerts _____________
Generally exerts slow inhibitory action in CNS (depends on the specific D receptor)
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The functions of dopaminergic pathways divide broadly into? list 3
motor control (nigrostriatal system) behavioural effects (mesolimbic and mesocortical systems) endocrine control (tuberohypophyseal system).
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state features of Dopamine Receptors
5 Dopamine receptors (D1 to 5) Functionally 2 families: D1-like (D1 & D5) + D2-like (D2; D3;D4) All are metabotropic (G-protein coupled
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function of D1 receptor?
increases cAMP by Gs-coupled activation of adenylyl cyclase expressed mainly in Putamen; Nucleus Accumbens; Olfactory tubercle
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function of D1 receptor?
increases cAMP expressed in hippocampus and hypothamus
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function of D5 receptor?
increases cAMP expressed in hippocampus and hypothamus
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Therapeutic potency of Antipychotic drugs does not ________________
Therapeutic potency of Antipychotic drugs does not correlate with their affinity for binding the D1 receptor
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function of D2 receptor?
decreases cAMP by Gi-coupled inhibition of adenylyl cyclase inhibits calcium channels opens potassium channels expressed both pre- and post-synaptically on neurons caudate-putamen; nucleus accumbens; olfactory tubercle
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Activation of D2 receptors 🡺 increased ___________ in rats. 🡺 Model for screening antipsychotic drugs
Activation of D2 receptors 🡺 increased motor activity and stereotypes behaviour in rats. 🡺 Model for screening antipsychotic drugs
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Antipsychotic agents _________
Antipsychotic agents block D2
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Binding affinity to dopamine receptor strongly correlated with ______ and _______effects
Binding affinity strongly correlated with antipsychotic potency and extrapyramidal effects
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function of D3 receptor?
decreases cAMP frontal cortex; medulla; midbrain
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function of D4 receptor?
decreases cAMP
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Classification of antipsychotic drugs what are they?
first-generation ('typical') antipsychotics second-generation ('atypical') antipsychotics
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list different examples of first-generation ('typical') antipsychotics list 5
chlorpromazine, haloperidol, fluphenazine, flupenthixol, clopenthixol
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list different examples of second-generation ('atypical') antipsychotics
clozapine, risperidone, sertindole, quetiapine, amisulpride, aripiprazole, zotepine
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state differences between typical and atypical groups pf antipsychotics
receptor profile incidence of extrapyramidal side effects (less in atypical group) efficacy (specifically of clozapine) in 'treatment-resistant' group of patients efficacy against negative symptoms
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Antipsychotic drugs First generation what are the classes?
Phenothiazine class Butyrophenone class
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Phenothiazine class has 3 groups what are they?
group1: chlorpromazine; levomepromazine; promazine group 2: pericyazine; pipotiazine group 3: fluphenazine; prochlorperazine
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what are the features of group 1 of phenothiazine class?
First to be developed# Binding affinities for different receptors (D2;adrenergic > H1; mACh; 5-HT2) 🡺 Marketed under the name Largactil Pronounced sedative effects which wear off with repeated administration Moderate anti-muscarinic and extrapyramidal side effects Also endocrine;hypotensive S/E Relatively inexpensive Low clinical potency (chlorpromazine)
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what are the features of group 2 of phenothiazine class?
Moderate sedative effects Severe anti-muscarinic but fewer extrapyramidal side effects
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what are the features of group 2 of phenothiazine class?
Moderate sedative effects Severe anti-muscarinic but fewer extrapyramidal side effects
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what are the features of group 3 of phenothiazine class?
Fewer sedative and anti-muscarinic effects Pronounced extrapyramidal side effects
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what are the features of haloperidol in the Butyrophenone class these are typically why it is worse than second generation antipsychotics?
Use is limited due to severe EPS High D2 receptor affinity Potent antipsychotic More severe EPS though less anticholinergic; hypotensive S/E
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which dopamine receptors are really important in dopamine drug therapy?
D2, D3, AND D4
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which drug is under the butyrophenone class?
Haloperidol
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what is the features of clozapine this is a second generation why is it better than first generation?
Greater affinity for 5HT2 receptors than D2 Potent antagonist at D4-receptors Efficacy in treatment-resistant patients Effective against negative and positive symptoms No EPS Risk of agranulocytosis (2%):regular blood counts required Lowers seizure threshold 🡺 Weight gain Clozapine licensed for use in treatment of Schiz only in patients unresponsive to or intolerant of conventional therapy 🡺 patient monitoring Olanzapine is similar, without risk of agranulocytosis
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what are the features of risperidone? this is also a second generation what advantage does it offer?
Greater affinity for 5HT2 receptors than D2 Broad efficacy and more potent than clozapine Little or no EPS, ANS and Cardiac side effects at low dose
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what are the features of Aripiprazole ? this is also a second generation what advantage does it offer?
Fairly new Partial agonist at D2 receptor Limited S/E effect profile (Maybe not known yet) Long half life
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what are the Advantages of 2nd generation agents over 1st
Little or no EPS Treating positive and negative symptoms Treatment resistant patients
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what are 7 NICE guidelines on the use of atypical antipsychotics.
Considered when choosing “newly diagnosed” psychotic patients. For management of an acute schizophrenic episode when discussion with the patient is not possible. Considered for a patient experiencing unacceptable S/E of conventional antipsychotics Considered for a patient in relapse whose symptoms were previously inadequately controlled. No need to change to atypical antipsychotics if patient stabilised and no SE with 1st generation Clozapine introduced if schizo inadequately controlled despite the sequential use of 2 or more antipsychotics (one of which should be 2nd generation) each for 6-8 weeks If symptoms do not respond to optimised dose of clozapine, measure clozapine plasma levels before adding 2nd antipsychotic to augment clozapine.
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what are the Non-psychiatric indications for antipsychotics
Anti-emetics Sedatives
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how do antipsychotics act like anti-emetics?
Act by blocking dopamine receptors centrally and peripherally in the stomach E.g. Prochlorperazine used solely for this purpose this happens mainly with older agents
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how do antipsychotics act like sedatives?
Block Histamine 1 receptor e.g. Promethazine
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what are the adverse effects of Antipsychotics
1 Extrapyramidal Reaction: Acute dystonia (Parkinsonian movements) Tardive dyskinesia 2 Seizures
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what adverse effects of antipsycotics called extrapyramidal reaction?
(part of the Motor System involved in the co-ordination of movement)
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what is the onset of Acute dystonia (Parkinsonian movements)? is it reversible?
Early onset: (dopamine receptor blockade in Nigrostriatal pathway) Often reversible.
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what is the onset of Tardive dyskinesia ? also what is it? is it reversible?
(involuntary, repetitive movements) Late onset: (dopamine receptor supersensitivity) More serious. Very debilitating. Often irreversible. Most serious/debilitating S/E
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what decreases the threshold for seizures as an adverse effects?
Mainly Chlorpromazine. Sometimes Clozepine
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what are the Autonomic Nervous System Effects as Adverse Events of Antipsychotics
Anti-muscarinic effects: Loss of accommodation; dry mouth; difficulty urinating; constipation 2. Adreno-receptor blocking effects: Othostatic hypotensions; impotence
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what are the Metabolic and Endocrine Effects as Adverse Events of Antipsychotics
Weight gain (esp clozapine; olanzapine) (5HT2 blockade) Hyperglycaemia secondary to insulin resistance Hyperprolactinaemia (Dopamine normally blocks prolactin secretion)
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what are the cardiac Effects as Adverse Events of Antipsychotics
Thioridazine (first generation): ventricular arrythmias; cardiac conduction block; sudden death Ziprasidone (2nd generation): carries greatest risk of ECG effects (QT prolongation)
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what are the toxic or allergic reactions as Adverse Events of Antipsychotics
Agranulocytosis: Clozapine; life threatening 🡺 regular blood tests Jaundice; skin eruptions
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what are the behavioural Effects as Adverse Events of Antipsychotics
Older agents are unpleasant to take Pseudodepression Toxic confusional state

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