There are several controversial aspects of the conventional protocol for developing new therapeutic drugs. Discuss three of the controversies. Reach a conclusion. What will be an ideal response?

Started by Errol

Describe the conventional protocol for developing new psychotherapeutic drugs. Recommend one way in which you think that this protocol could be improved. Discuss your recommendation. What will be an ideal response?

Started by Phuong

Describe three animal models of anxiety. What is the problem with using them to screen potential anxiolytic drugs?

Started by Inger

The findings summarized by this graph clarified an important misunderstanding about Tourette syndrome. Explain the misunderstanding, how the study was conducted, and what these findings indicate. What will be an ideal response?

Started by Angelika

Describe the various anxiety disorders and the drugs that are used in their treatment. What have these drugs suggested about the mechanisms of anxiety disorders?

Started by Joanna

Describe and discuss four classes of drugs that are used in the treatment of affective disorders. Compare their efficacy.

Started by Elliot

A strict interpretation of the D2-version of the dopamine theory of schizophrenia cannot explain key findings. Discuss three of these findings and reach a conclusion.

Started by Gregg

Describe the development of conventional antischizophrenic drugs and how these drugs implicated dopamine in the mechanisms of schizophrenia.

Started by Leora

This figure was published by Snyder in 1978. It had a major impact on the study of psychiatric disorders and their treatment.

Started by Angelina

This figure illustrates the findings of the important experiment of Carlsson and Lindqvist (1963). Summarize this study and use the figure to explain the results.

Started by Lessie

The ideal control treatments in human clinical trials are __________ placebos, placebos that produce the same side effects as those produced by the drug under investigation.

Started by Carroll

Human clinical trials of new drugs are typically conducted in __________ different phases.

Started by Felicidad

Involuntarily uttering obscenities is called __________, and it is a symptom of some cases of Tourette syndrome.

Started by Laronda

The problem with the elevated-plus-maze test as a model of anxiety is that it may be a test of __________ - sensitive anxiety rather than of anxiety in general.

Started by Wonda

__________ receptor blockers are commonly used in the treatment of Tourette syndrome.

Started by Randall

Motor and verbal __________ are the primary symptoms of Tourette syndrome.

Started by Shirly

Obsessive-compulsive disorder and panic disorder are both considered to be __________ disorders.

Started by Albertha

The agonistic effects of __________ on GABAA receptors are thought to account for the clinical effectiveness of this class of drugs on anxiety disorders.

Started by Tamra

Fluoxetine, or __________, is an SSRI.

Started by Bertram

.R., the woman who was afraid to go out; she had a pathological fear of public places and open spaces. She suffered from the common phobic anxiety disorder: __________.

Started by Kaley