Assessment of Psychotropic Medications in Healthcare

Introduction
O The presentation will bring the assessment of the psychotropic
medications and the used of agents, or treatment in healthcare.
O Psychotropic medications are the psychoactive drugs, that
impacts the mind, emotions and behaviour of an individual.
O Some of these medications are specifically used for treating
mental illness such as depression.

Psychotropic medications
O Psychotropic medications or drugs are the licensed medicines
which are given by the expert or health specialists to cause an
effect on the chemical makeup of the brain of the person or
client.
O The use of the drugs, changes the functioning of the brain and
causes or alters the perception and behaviour of the person.
O Some examples of the psychoactive drugs or medications
consist of lithium, used in context to mental illness (Sultan
et al., 2018).

Use of Antipsychotic medication agents
O Antipsychotic medications, also known as
neuroleptics, or tranquilizers are used primarily to
manage psychosis.
O These drugs are commonly used to treat the patients
affected by Schizophrenia, and Bipolar disorders. ‘
O Examples of the antipsychotic medications used for
treating mental health issues include aripiprazole,
asenapine, and others (Nathan & Gorman,
2015).

Anti-depressant medication
agents
O Anti-depressant medication agents are one of the most
important drugs used to treat major depressive disorders.
O These medications or drugs are also used in some other
conditions such as anxiety disorders, and some chronic pain
conditions (Vigo, Thornicroft & Atun. 2016).
O Some of the examples of the drugs include duloxetine
(Cymbalta), venlafaxine (Effexor) and others (Wang et al.,
2018).
O Antidepressants which are commonly prescribed to the
patients are Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs).