Varcarolis Psychopharmacology 2023
Varcarolis Psychopharmacology 202Key Concepts -answer ↑ dopamine - schizophrenia ↓ norepinephrine and/or serotonin - depression and anxiety ↓ GABA - anxiety Antipsychotic drugs: ↓ dopamine Antidepressant drugs: ↑ norepinephrine and/or serotonin Antianxiety drugs: ↑ GABA or ↑ 5-HT and/or norepinephrine ANTIDEPRESSANT: ↑ serotonin ANTIANXIETY: ↑ GABA SEDATIVE HYPNOTIC: ↑ histamine MOOD STABILIZER: ↑↓ norepinephrine ANTIPSYCHOTIC: ↓ dopamine ANTICHOLINESTERASE: ↑↓ acetylcholine *Monoamine neurotransmitters* -answer - implicated in a variety of neuropsychiatric disorders (among with acetylcholine) Biogenic amines: Catecholamines: - norepinephrine, - epinephrine, - dopamine Indolamines: - serotonin MAO / monoamine oxidase -answer - monoamine transmitters destructive enzyme dopamine DA -answer - involved in cognition, complex movements, motivation, and regulation of emotional responses. - stimulates body's natural "feel good" reward pathways, producing pleasant euphoric sensation under certain conditions. *low*: parkinsons, depression 3.
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