Assignment | Mental Health and Addictions
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Assignment | Mental Health and Addictions
Added on 2020-03-16
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Running head: MENTAL HEALTH Mental Health Name of the student:Name of the university:Author note:
1MENTAL HEALTH Table of ContentsIntroduction..........................................................................................................................2Antipsychotic medications...................................................................................................2Antidepressants medication.................................................................................................3Mood Stabilizers..................................................................................................................4Anti-anxiety (anxiolytic) medication...................................................................................5Medications for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder..................................................6Medications for Substitution Treatment..............................................................................7Medications used in the management of Withdrawal..........................................................8Conclusion...........................................................................................................................8References............................................................................................................................9
2MENTAL HEALTH Introduction The aim of the assignment is to discuss the medication used in the mental health andaddictions. In this assignment, different types of medications are discussed. It includesantipsychotic medications, antidepressants medication, mood stabilizers, Anti-anxiety(anxiolytic) medication, medications for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Medicationsfor Substitution Treatment, and the medications used in the management of Withdrawal. Foreach of the medication, the role in the treatment of the specified issue, the potential side effectsand other adverse reactions that may occur when taking the medicines are discussed. Antipsychotic medicationsAntipsychotic medications are used to change the chemistry of the brain and help inreducing psychotic symptoms such as hallucinations, issues in thinking and delusions. Examplesare Zyprexa (olanzapine) and Apo-Olanzapine (olanzapine). In this examples, Zyprexa is thebrand name of the drug and olanzapine is the generic name of the drug which is the activeingredient of the medicine. In the second example, Apo-Olanzapine is the brand name andolanzapine is the generic name (Olfson, King, & Schoenbaum, 2015).Antipsychotic medicationswork by changing the level of chemicals present in the brain that are known as neurotransmitters.These chemicals help in carrying the messages present in the brain. Dopamine is aneurotransmitter which is majorly targeted by antipsychotics. Antipsychotics reduce thehallucinations and delusions by changing the levels of chemicals and also help in improving themood and reduce the level of anxiety. Several Antipsychotics such as clozaril( clozapine),Latuda( lurasidone) are also used to treat bipolar disorders. These drugs improve the manicepisodes in a quick manner and reduce the impulsive and aggressive behaviors of the patients.
3MENTAL HEALTH They also regulate the functioning of the circuits present in the brain and change the mood,perception and behavior (Drug, 2015). There are several side-effects of using antipsychotic medications which may differ fromperson to person. These include gain of weight, drowsiness, drying or watering of mouth,dizziness, stiffness of muscles, nausea and constipation. Adverse reactions of antipsychotics maylead increase in the level of cholesterols in the blood and increase the risk of diabetes(Olfson,King, & Schoenbaum, 2015). It may also lead to restlessness and pain or irregular menstruationin females. Antidepressants medicationAntidepressants are used to cure the symptoms of depression and are used by severalindividuals to improve their psychosocial health. They work in order to reduce the symptoms ofdepression, anxiety, sadness and low self esteem. They are also used to treat anxiety disorders,obsessive compulsive disorder, eating disorder, chronic pain etc.Examples of antidepressants areAdapin (doxepin) in which brand name is Adapin and Generic name is doxepin and the otherexample is Aplenzin (bupropion) (Fox, Kaye, & Liu, 2015). These medicines work by affecting the chemicals present in the brain called asneurotransmitters mainly serotonin, norepinephrine and dopamine. They relieve patients fromdepressive symptoms by affecting the levels of neurotransmitters. There are different types ofantidepressants such as atypical antidepressants which include razodone, mirtazapine, tricyclicantidepressants include imipramine, doxepin etc (Caron, & Gether, 2016).There are several side effects of depression such as gain of weight, increase in appetiteand dryness in mouth. They may also lead to emotional issues, restlessness, mania, confusion,
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