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    Biomedical Therapies: Changing the brain's functioning using prescribed drugs, electroconvulsive therapy, or surgery. 80% decrease in hospitalized patients from 19502000. However, linked to increase in homeless population. Page 613: Placebo effect c) antidepressants Lobotomy: Used to calm uncontrollably emotional or violent patients. Cut nerves between frontal lobes + limbic system Popular before antipsychotic drugs, now rare.

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    October06,2015

    Module34:BiomedicalTherapies

    Aug64:18PM

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    BiomedicalTherapies:

    Changingthebrain'sfunctioningusing
    prescribeddrugs,electroconvulsivetherapy,or
    surgery

    PreDrugTherapy:Techniquesusedwouldbe
    consideredarchaicandsometimescrueltoday.

    PostDrugTherapy:Patientsabletoleave
    institutions(deinstitutionalization).
    80%decreaseinhospitalizedpatientsfrom
    19502000.However,linkedtoincreasein
    homelesspopulation.

    Documentary:Mentalhospital

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    Aug64:35PM

    Module34Notes.notebook

    October06,2015

    Doantidepressantsreallywork?

    Page613:Placeboeffect

    3DrugCategories:

    a)Antipsychotic,b)Antianxiety,and

    c)Antidepressants

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    Aug64:42PM

    Psychosurgery:

    Lobotomy:Usedtocalmuncontrollably
    emotionalorviolentpatients.
    Cutnervesbetweenfrontallobes+limbicsystem

    Popularbeforeantipsychoticdrugs,nowrare.
    Electroconvulsivetherapy:Briefelectrical
    currentsentthroughbrainofanesthetized
    patientwhichcausesconvulsion.a.k.a."shock
    therapy".

    "Thelobotomist"

    Usedwhenantidepressantsfail
    Sideeffect=potentialmemoryloss

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