PSY 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Deep Brain Stimulation, Antipsychotic, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
20 Nov 2016
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Concerns prescribing medication to children: increased rates of substance abuse in later life, slowed physical growth, increased risk of suicide in teenagers. The #1 provider of treatment in america is the prison system! Provider roles: clinical psychologists (p. h. d or psy. d, counseling psychologists (phd, psychiatrists (md, clinical social workers (msw, psychiatric nurses (bsn, paraprofessionals (limited advanced training, spiritual provider, clergy. Evidence-based treatment (ebt) / other interventions: experimental > possibly ef cacious > probably ef cacious > well established, treatments need to go through at least two randomized clinical trials. Interventions are biologically based (medical approach) or psychologically based (aimed at changing patterns of thought, emotion, and/or behavior) Benzodiazepines (i. e. xanax) increase activity of gaba. Cons: increased suicide risk, especially in teens. Used to treat schizophrenia and other disorders involving psychosis. Used only for those who do not respond to other antipsychotics. Effective, but there is a risk of other side effects: low white blood cells, seizures, diabetes.
