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Chapter 10 - Mental-Emotional Health & Drugs: Chapter Outline

I.      INTRODUCTION
            A. BRAIN CHEMISTRY
            B. CLASSIFICATION OF SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS

II.    DETERMINING FACTORS
            A. HEREDITY & MENTAL BALANCE
            B. ENVIRONMENT & MENTAL BALANCE
            C. PSYCHOACTIVE DRUGS & MENTAL BALANCE
III.    DEFINITION

IV.    EPIDEMIOLOGY

V.     PATTERNS OF DUAL DIAGNOSIS
            A. PREEXISTING MENTAL ILLNESS
            B. SUBSTANCE-INDUCED MENTAL ILLNESS
VI.   MAKING THE DIAGNOSIS
            A. ASSESSMENT
                  1. Reasons for Increased Diagnoses
            B. UNDERSTANDING THE DUALLY DIAGNOSED PATIENT
VII.  MENTAL HEALTH VS. SUBSTANCE ABUSE
            A. RECOMMENDATIONS
            B. MULTIPLE DIAGNOSES
VIII. PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS
            A. PREEXISTING MENTAL DISORDERS
                  1. Thought Disorder (schizophrenia)
                  2. Major Depressive Disorder
                  3. Bipolar Affective Disorder
            B. OTHER PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS
                  1. Anxiety Disorders
                  2. Dementias
                  3. Developmental Disorders
                  4. Somatoform Disorders
                  5. Personality Disorders
                  6. Eating Disorders
                  7. Pathological Gambling
                  8. Other Disorders
            C. SUBSTANCE-INDUCED MENTAL DISORDERS
                  1. Alcohol-Induced Mental Illness
                  2. Stimulant-Induced Mental Illness
                  3. Marijuana-Induced Mental Illness
                  4. Other Drug-Induced Mental Illnesses
VI.   TREATMENT
            A. REBALANCING BRAIN CHEMISTRY
                  1. Heredity & Treatment
                  2. Environment & Treatment
                  3. Psychoactive Drugs & Treatment
                  4. Starting Treatment
                  5. Impaired Cognition
                  6. Developmental Arrest
                  7. Psychotherapy, Individual Counseling, & Group Therapy


I.      PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

            A. PSYCHIATRIC MEDICATIONS VS. STREET DRUGS
            B. DRUGS used TO TREAT DEPRESSION
                  1. Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs)
                  2. Tricyclic Antidepressants
                  3. Monoamine Oxidase (MAO) Inhibitors
                  4. Stimulants
            C. DRUGS USED TO TREAT BIPOLAR DISORDER
                  1. Lithium
            D. DRUGS USED TO TREAT PSYCHOSES (ANTIPSYCHOTICS
                 OR NEUROLEPTICS)
            E. DRUGS USED TO TREAT ANXIETY DISORDERS
                  1. Drugs for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
                  2. Drugs for Panic Disorder
            F. COMPLIANCE & FEEDBACK

 

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