PSYC-339 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Transcranial Direct-Current Stimulation, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Biology Of Depression
22 Sep 2017
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Anxiolytics: anti anxiety drugs work only short term (anxiety will return, but does work to. Mood stabilizers: they only target mania (part of bipolar disorder) Reduce the frequency of manic episodes and bring one out of them. Lithium and anticonvulsants ( reasons for working unclear: don"t directly effect nt"s but rather. Doesn"t deal with the depressive side of bipolar. Highly addictive: being calm is pleasant, rebound anxiety occurs when the person tries to come. Antidepressants, also used for eating disorders and anxiety. Work to boost serotnonin, immediately, but effects take time to work: this tells us that the. Psychopharmacology most common treatment: decrease anxiety uickly) off (anxiety coming off the drug is far worse than in the start) chemical imbalance theory is wrong: if its chemical only, the person should respond immediately. Now we know that serotonin creates change in other nt"s which changes wiring and connections between neurons. Thus affect of the drug is indirect. frequency and duration sodium).
