How do typical and atypical antipsychotics differ?
Typical antipsychotics are the older medications that have greater risk for neurological side effects.
Atypical antipsychotics are newer medications that have fewer adverse neurological effects.
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Mental Health
- How does the DSM-5 provide individualized treatment?
- How does the past relate to the stigma we feel about mental health today?
- What is included in the assessment of sensorium?
- When the nurse is assessing whether the client's ideas are logical and make sense the nurse is examining?
- What are the stages of alcohol withdrawal?
- How do positive and negative symptoms differ?
- What are the different phases of schizophrenia?
- What are the classes of anti anxiety medications?
- Common side effects of SSRI?
- What is a TCA vs MAOI vs SSRI?
- What are the side effects of Carbamazepine?
- What is kindling?
- When are anticonvulsants usually used?
- Lithium replaces sodium in the sodium-potassium pump. In doing so, what effects does it have?
- What 2 classes of drugs are used for Bipolar (or mania) disorders?
- What further risk factors are associated with the side effect of weight gain?
- What is an acute extrapyramidal syndrome (EPS)?
- What is milieu therapy?