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  2. Schizophrenia - Wikipedia

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    The primary treatment of schizophrenia is the use of antipsychotic medications, often in combination with psychosocial interventions and social supports. [27] [181] Community support services including drop-in centers, visits by members of a community mental health team, supported employment, [182] and support groups are common. The time ...

  3. Antipsychotic - Wikipedia

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    Antipsychotic drug treatment is a key component of schizophrenia treatment recommendations by the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE), [23] the American Psychiatric Association, [24] and the British Society for Psychopharmacology. [25]

  4. Memantine - Wikipedia

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    Memantine, sold under the brand name Namenda among others, is a medication used to slow the progression of moderate-to-severe Alzheimer's disease. [ 10 ][ 11 ][ 8 ] It is taken by mouth. [ 10 ][ 8 ] Common side effects include headache, constipation, sleepiness, and dizziness. [ 10 ][ 11 ] Severe side effects may include blood clots, psychosis ...

  5. Electroconvulsive therapy - Wikipedia

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    8-630. MedlinePlus. 007474. [ edit on Wikidata] Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) or electroshock therapy (EST) is a psychiatric treatment during which a generalized seizure (without muscular convulsions) is electrically induced to manage refractory mental disorders. [ 1 ] Typically, 70 to 120 volts are applied externally to the patient's head ...

  6. Atypical antipsychotic - Wikipedia

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    The atypical antipsychotics (AAP), also known as second generation antipsychotics (SGAs) and serotonin–dopamine antagonists (SDAs), [1] [2] are a group of antipsychotic drugs (antipsychotic drugs in general are also known as tranquilizers and neuroleptics, although the latter is usually reserved for the typical antipsychotics) largely introduced after the 1970s and used to treat psychiatric ...

  7. Shock therapy (psychiatry) - Wikipedia

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    Shock therapy describes a set of techniques used in psychiatry to treat depressive disorder or other mental illnesses. It covers multiple forms, such as inducing seizures or other extreme brain states, or acting as a painful method of aversive conditioning. [ 1 ] Two types of shock therapy are currently practiced: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT ...

  8. Pomaglumetad - Wikipedia

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    Pharmacological research has focused on its potential antipsychotic and anxiolytic effects. Pomaglumetad is intended as a treatment for schizophrenia and other psychotic and anxiety disorders by modulating glutamatergic activity and reducing presynaptic release of glutamate at synapses in limbic and forebrain areas relevant to these disorders. [2]

  9. Quetiapine - Wikipedia

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    Quetiapine, sold under the brand name Seroquel among others, is an atypical antipsychotic medication used for the treatment of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] Despite being widely used as a sleep aid , the benefits of such use may not outweigh the risk of undesirable side effects. [ 13 ]

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