PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC

MEDICINES
 Definition of
Psychotherapeutic
Medicine
• A group of drugs for treating
mentality illness.
• Causes addiction.
• Can be divided into 3 main
groups; stimulants,
antidepressants,
antipsychotics.
 STIMULANTS
Substances that stimulate the reaction of the brain
and central nervous system

It can increase alertness too.

Produced by the adrenal gland in

ADRENALIN our body.
E Natural stimulant
Increases heart beat and
helps the body to prepare for
any emergency.
 A strong and powerful
AMPHETAMIN
synthetic stimulant
E
Used as ‘pep pill’ to
overcome fatigue.
May help patient to lose
weight as it increases the
heart, respiration rates
and blood pressure.
May cause addiction.
COCAIN An alkaloid compound
E extracted from the leaves of
coca tree.
Used as a local anaesthetic
agent.
May cause addiction and
mental or physical problems.
 1.Stimulant

Amphetamine Dextroamphetamine

Methyphenidate
 ANTIDEPRESSANTS

Drugs used to reduce

depression and increase the
brain’s level of
neurotransmitters.
It can improve mood and
make a person feel calm and
sleepy.
It used to treat psychotic
disease, for example: panic,
severe unnecessary worry,
gloominess and stress.
BARBITURATE OR ‘SLEEPING
PILL’
•A synthetic chemical
substances in the form of
capsules.
•Slows down the body
reaction and causes
sleepiness.
•Over dosage can cause TRANQUILIS
death. ER
•Most barbiturates •are
Drugs that can reduce
highly addictive. tension or anxiety.
•Common tranquiliser:
benzodiazepine.
•These drugs are additive
and can cause death.
Barbiturates
Tranquilizers
ANTIPSYCHOTICS

1.Drugs are used to treat the

symptoms of severe mental
disorders (psychosis)
2.Psychotic patients may;
Become angry easily.
Hear voices and see things that are
not really there (hallucinations).
Are non-communicative.
Have delusions and strong
imagination.
Think they are dirty.
 Scizophrenia

Severe form of psychotic illness.

They act abnormally and cannot
think logically. They have extreme
mood swings.
Antipsychotic medicine do not cure
mental illness, but reduce some of
the symptoms.
If the antipsychotic drugs are used
for long term, it may cause serious
movement disorders that resemble
Parkinson’s disease and toxic to the
heart, liver and bone marrow.
Other example: haloperidol,
 Chlorpromazine
Haloperidol

Clozapine
DEPRESSIO
N
FATIGUE
BY:SURYANI & ADIB

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