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Psychological Therapies How can we make mentally ill people better? If we can’t cure them, can we at least allow them to live relatively normal and happy lives? Drugs • Antipsychotics: – Thorazine – Haldol – Many others – Generally classified as major tranquilizers. – Largely calm psychotic symptoms in schizophrenics – Sometimes also used as mood stabilizers in bipolar patients. More drugs • Antidepressants – SSRI: Selective Seratonin Reuptake Inhibitor • Prozac, Zoloft – SNRI: Seratonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor • Cymbalta, Effexor – MAOI: MAO Inhibitor • Nardil – MAO is an enzyme that assists in the breakdown of seratonin and norepinephrine Drugs, drugs, drugs • Mood stabilizers – Used to control mania and bipolar disorders by stabilizing mood swings. – Lithium is the primary one • Anti-anxiety / hypnotics – Used to calm patients with high-anxiety syndromes – ex: Valium, Xanax, Ambien So Many Drugs • Stimulants – Primarily used today to help mitigate the symptoms of ADHD. – ex: Adderall, Ritalin, Dexadrin, caffeine