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| How do psychiatrists decide which drugs to give patients? |
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| They match it to the symptoms. If someone is lacking energy, the drug will increase their levels of noradrenaline monoamine |
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| Which neurotransmitter keeps you energetic? |
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| What do typical antidepressants do? |
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| Prevent the breakdown of all three monoamine neurotransmitters and increase all of their levels. |
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| Drugs which prevent the reuptake of serotonin and noradrenaline |
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| What is an example of a trycyclic? |
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| Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors |
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| What are two examples of SSRIs? |
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| Prevent the reuptake of serotonin |
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| What does serotonin influence? |
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| What are SSRIs often used in combination with? |
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| Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, because higher serotonin levels make people more receptive to CBT |
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| Why does blocking serotonin reuptake alleviate the symptoms of depression? |
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| The serotonin is available to communicate with more nearby nerve cells. |
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| Which type of antidepressant has the fewest side effects? |
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| What are some examples of side effects from taking antidepressants? |
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| Nausea, weight gain, insomnia |
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| Why are antidepressants likely to be less effective than CBT? |
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| CBT requires the patient to learn about their own thought processes, so there is less likely to be a relapse. |
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| Why can atypical antidepressants target specific symptoms? |
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| They can target individual neurotransmitters, eg SSRIs. |
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| Why are tricyclic drugs no longer prescribed? |
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| They are more dangerous than SSRIs if overdosed, and have more unpleasant side-effects. |
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| When are tricyclic drugs prescribed? |
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Definition
| In severe cases of depression where the patient has not responded to other treatments. |
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| What is antidepressant discontinuation syndrome? |
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| Withdrawl symptoms which occur if antidepressant treatment is not stopped gradually enough. |
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| What did Kuyken et al (2008) find? |
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| CBT is at least as effective at treating depression as Prozac, including in the long term, was better at preventing relapses, and was more cost-effective. |
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| why are antidepressants and CBT often prescribed together? |
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| Antidepressants lift mood so CBT can be used |
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| Which type of antidepressant has the fewest side effects? |
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| What did a 2006 Government investigation into antidepressants find about their effectiveness? |
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| Less than 50% of people taking them became free of symptoms and many relapsed. |
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| Why are antidepressants not effective at preventing relapse? |
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Definition
| Unlike with CBT, the patient does not learn the triggers for depressive episodes so does not have the tools to combat depression |
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