Exam 7: Treatment of Cognitive Disorders

Which medication does not belong with the others?

For patients with multiple-episodes, Risperdol or Invega are the drugs of choice.

All of the following are atypical antipsychotics except:

Which of the following is most sedating?

Symbyax is a medication that consists of both Zyprexa and Prozac.

The "social drift" phenomenon refers to where most schizophrenics end up living as a result of occupational/financial loss.

The best medication for treatment refractory schizophrenia is:

Schizophrenia is typically caused by environmental trauma.

The typical treatment of choice for the first episode psychotic patient is:

Expert consensus suggests that a prescriber wait at least three weeks before switching from one anti-psychotic medication to another.

Which of the following is most associated with weight gain?

Clozaril is the only atypical antipsychotic medication with no real extra-pyramidal risk.

Schizophrenia affects nearly 3% of the general population.

Schizophrenia can be detected on brain scans.

Invega is similar to Resperdal but is metabolized in the kidney.

Both deutetrabenazine and valbenazine are FDA approved for the treatment of TD.

Resperidone requires weekly blood monitoring.

Concordance rates for monozygotic twins is about 40-50%.

The advantages of the newer atypicals include:

Brexpiprasole and cariprasine are most similar to aripiprasole in their action.