Anti-psychotics Mainstay of pharmacological treatment for schizophrenia and related disorders.
{"Image DocumentName": "Anti-psychoticsMainstay of pharmacological treatment for schizophrenia and related disorders.", "Image ImageDescription": "Diminish positive symptoms such as hallucinations, delusions, thought disorder. Some impact on negative symptoms such as lack of motivation, blunted affect, cognitive impairment. Important as a part of relapse prevention. Introduction. Antipsychotics are the foundation of pharmacological treatment of schizophrenia and other psychotic illnesses. Antipsychotic medications reduce positive symptoms such as hallucinations, delusions and thought disorder. They can also have some impact on negative symptoms such as poor motivation, blunted affect and cognitive impairment. Antipsychotics are very important in preventing relapses. Antipsychotic actions are thought to be mediated by the blockade of dopamine transmission in various parts of the brain. Antagonism of other receptors, such as serotonin and histamine, also influence the activity of antipsychotic drugs. Clinical Indications. Antipsychotics are prescribed for: Acute Psychosis. Schizophrenia. Acute Mania. Organic Psychosis. Adjunct in psychotic depression. Severe behavioural disorders in children. Adjunct in anaesthesia. Adjunct in treatment of alcoholic hallucinosis. Tourette\u2019s syndrome. Intractable nausea and vomiting (haloperidol, droperidol) Intractable hiccup (chlorpromazine) Delusional Disorders. Schizoaffective Disorders. Schizophreniform disorder, brief reactive psychosis or disorder not otherwise specified. Bipolar Disorder manic or mixed. Major Depressive Episode with psychotic features. Organic mental syndrome with psychotic features. Aggressive/disruptive behaviour in delirium, dementia or mental retardation (low doses)", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}