PSY E245 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Morphine, Mental Disorder, Treatment-Resistant Depression
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Mimic endogenous opiates body"s natural pain killers. Breathing slows, coma and death can occur (higher doses) Methadone decrease cravings and abate initial withdrawal. Most common and available illicit drug in canada. Some people experience panic attacks and acute anxiety. Hallucinations (usually if pre-existing mental disorder is present) Suffer worse lung problems than tobacco smokers. Amotivational syndrome continuing pattern of apathy, profound self- absorption, detachment from friends and family, and abandonment of career and educational goals. Therapeutic effects used in the treatment of sever diseases. Drugs which induce perceptual and sensory distortions or hallucinations. Taken through tablets, capsule, liquid dissolved onto paper. Give an individual with treatment resistant depression and they will immediately. Start cbt afterwards feel better for 7-10 days. Variable depending on the personality of the user. Synesthesia senses blend together (hear colours or see sounds) Not physically dangerous but could lead to dangerous circumstances.
