Certain medications are also used in psychiatry to treat mental disorders. Which of the following class of drugs is primarily associated with psychiatric use?
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Antidepressants are the medications used to treat mental illnesses such as depression, anxiety, and borderline personality disorder. Other psychiatric drugs used to correct imbalances in the brain chemistry are antipsychotic medications, sedatives, anxiolytics, hypnotics, mood stabilizers, and stimulants. Psychiatrists usually prescribe psychotropic medicines to the patients.
Electroconvulsive therapy is often used by the psychiatrists to provide relief from mental disorders. Which of the following is true about electroconvulsive therapy?
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Electroconvulsive therapy is a kind of shock treatment which involves applying electrical currents to the brain. It is used often by the psychiatrist in the treatment of severe depression or major depressive order, but only when other treatments have failed.
Which of the following stimulation therapy is used to treat mental disorders?
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Deep brain stimulation is used to manage Parkinson s disease, essential tremor, chronic pain, dystonia, and obsessive compulsive disorder. Vagus nerve stimulation and transcranial magnetic stimulation are used to manage treatment-resistant major depressive disorders.
Psychiatry also educates patients on how to help themselves with the management of different mental illnesses.
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Psychiatry also educates patients about skills that can help them overcome stress, anxiety, sadness, and other symptoms related to mental illness. According to psychiatry, a healthy eating plan, proper sleep, and regular physical activities are required to maintain a good mental health and balanced life.
Which of the following treatment regimens is common and involves discussing the concerns of the patient and possible ways to manage them?
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Psychotherapy involves a personal interaction of a psychiatrist with the patient to overcome the problems by managing them in desired ways. This is usually the initial treatment tool used by most of the psychiatrist to resolve the problems associated with mental illness.
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