PS101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Tricyclic Antidepressant, Tardive Dyskinesia, Antipsychotic
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A series of contacts with the goal of changing attitudes, emotional states, or behaviours. ~ psychotherapies - use words and acts to overcome psychological difficulties. ~ biological therapies - drugs and physiological interventions such as surgeries. ~ about 20 million north americans seek therapy per year. (cid:1152) for help with anxiety and depression. ~ (cid:1152) of clients are women, (cid:1151) men. Caucasian more likely to seek treatment than people of colour. ~ clinicians - clinical psychologists (patients struggling with something, phd), psychiatrists (only one"s who can treat with medication), social workers, counsellors. ~ stigma - perceptions of stigma play role in people"s decisions about whether to acknowledge mental issue and seek treatment. ~ significant reduction in stigma of mental illness. ~ physiological interventions intended to reduce symptoms associated with psychological. Gradually reduce psychotic symptoms (hyperactivity, mental confusion, hallucinations, delusions. Reduce psychotic symptoms in approx 70% of patients. Side effects - drowsiness, constipation, dry mouth, impaired motor coordination.
