How psychotropics medications work

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Assignment:

Watch the video How Psychotropics Medications Work to prepare for this portion of the dialog.

Report what you find for each of the categories below:

The class of the drug.
The mechanism of action.
Receptor sites the drug targets.
The drug's main effect.
Unexpected effects and side effects and drug interactions.
Non-FDA uses of the drug.

Discuss with your classmates what surprised you as a psychology student and a consumer (if applicable). What aspects of these drugs do you consider an advantage for treatment? What aspects did you find concerning? Finally, discuss how drug mechanisms differ based on lifespan (i.e., children, adolescents, adults, geriatric population) and how drugs work differently for certain ethnicities.

Use the APUS Online Library, Google Scholar, or any free academic or research database to research information on a drug for treating a neurological or psychiatric disorder.

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