AO1

• What is the most common treatment for SZ?

  Antipsychotic drugs
• What are the two types of antipsychotic drugs?

  Typical and atypical
• What are typical antipsychotics?

  First generation of drugs for SZ. Have been used since the 1950s
• Example of a typical antipsychotic?

  Chlorpromazine
• What do typical antipsychotics work as?

  Dopamine antagonists
• What are antagonists?

  Chemicals which reduce the action of a neurotransmitter
• How do dopamine antagonists work?

  Block dopamine receptors in the synapse of the brain, reducing the action of dopamine
• What symptoms can typical antipsychotics help reduce?

  Positive symptoms
• What are atypical antipsychotics?

  Drugs for SZ developed after typical drugs (1970s). Usually target a range of neurotransmitters like dopamine and serotonin
• Example of an atypical antipsychotic?

  Clozapine