Figure 5-1. Qualitative and semi-quantitative representation of receptor binding properties. Throughout this chapter, the receptor binding properties of the atypical antipsychotics are represented both graphically and semi-quantitatively. Each drug is…
Schizophrenia Substance-induced (i.e., drug-induced) psychotic disorders Schizophreniform disorder Schizoaffective disorder Delusional disorder Brief psychotic disorder Psychotic disorder due to a general medical condition Table 4-2 Disorders in which psychosis is…
Figure 12-1. Symptoms of ADHD. There are three major categories of symptoms associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. Inattention itself can be divided into difficulty…
Figure 9-1. Overlap of major depressive disorder and anxiety disorders. Although the core symptoms of anxiety disorders (anxiety and worry) differ from the core symptoms of major depression (loss of…
Figure 1-1. General structure of a neuron. This is an artist’s conception of the generic structure of a neuron. All neurons have a cell body known as the soma, which…
Disorder Pathology Alzheimer’s disease Amyloid/tau pathology Dementia with Lewy bodiesParkinson’s dementiaMultisystem atrophy Alpha-synuclein pathology Frontotemporal dementiaProgressive supranuclear palsyCorticobasilar degeneration Tau pathology Huntington’s diseaseSpinocerebellar ataxia Trinucleotide repeat Wilson’s disease (copper)Hallervorden–Spatz disease…
Figure 14-1. Impulsive–compulsive disorder construct. Impulsivity and compulsivity are seen in a wide variety of psychiatric disorders. Impulsivity can be thought of as the inability to stop the initiation of…
Figure 11-1. Arousal spectrum of sleep and wakefulness. One’s state of arousal is more complicated than simply being “awake” or “asleep.” Rather, arousal exists as if on a dimmer switch,…
Figure 3-1. Ligand-gated ion channel gatekeeper. This schematic shows a ligand-gated ion channel. In panel A, a receptor is serving as a molecular gatekeeper that acts on instruction from neurotransmission…
Figure 2-1. The molecular targets of psychotropic drugs. There are only a few major sites of action for the wide expanse of psychotropic drugs utilized in clinical practice. Approximately one-third…
