Discuss with your peers what was surprising to you as a psychology student and a consumer. What aspects of these drugs were comforting to you? What aspects did you find disturbing? Why?
After viewing this week's video, look up information on a particular drug used to treat a neurological or psychiatric disorder in the APUS online library and/or other online sources (see below). Please be sure that the information is relatively new (no more than three to five years old). Write your discussion summary of what you found focusing on the components below:
? the class of the drug
? the mechanism of action
? receptor sites the drug targets
? the drug's main affect
? unexpected effects
? and side effects and drug interactions
? non-FDA uses of the drug
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