Atypical Antipsychotics
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Neurobiology of Schizophrenia, Mood Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, PTSD, and OCD — Pathophysiology: The Biologic Basis for Disease in Adults and Children▶ 23:57The receptor blockade actually causes the neurons to permanently alter their firing patternsTo combat this, science developed second generation, atypical antipsychoticsDrugs like clozapine, risperidone and olanzapinePsychotherapeutic Agents — Focus on Nursing Pharmacology▶ 2:24This is where we see the split between the old and the new approachesHow do the typical and atypical antipsychotics differSo the typical antipsychotics, think of the classics like chlorpromazine and heloperidolMood Disorders in Children & Adolescents — Kaplan and Sadock's Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry▶ 13:23Okay, shifting to treating EOBD, specifically mania, what are the pharmacological options thereFor acute mania in youth, the FDA approved options include several atypical antipsychoticsExamples are Alanzapine, Risperdon, Arapiprazole, Quichepine, and also the mood stabilizer lithium