Types of Psychopharmaceutical Drugs

Types of psychopharmaceutical drugs a. Anti-psychosis medication Anti-psychotic drugs are a synonym ofneuroleptics, major transqualizers, ataractics, antipsychotics, antipsychotic drugs, neuroleptics.Anti-psychotic drugs are dopamine antagonists that work to block dopamine receptors in various areas of the brain. Provide anti-psychosis drugs available in Indonesia, namely chlorpromazine, haloperidol, perphenazine, fluphenazine, fluphelazine decanoate, levomepromazine, trifluoperazine, thioridazine, sulpiride, pinoside, risperidone. The indication for use of this drug is a psychosis syndrome which is characterized by severe disability in the ability to assess reality, mental function and daily life functions. 1) Psychosis syndrome, can occur in functional psychosis syndromes such as schizophrenia, paranoid psychosis, avective psychosis and brief reactive psychosis. 2) Organic psychosis syndromes, such as delirium syndrome, dementia, alcohol intoxication, etc. b. Anti-depressant medication Anti-depressant drug synonym of thymoleptic, psychic energizersand antidepressants. Antidepressant drug preparations in Indonesia are amitriptyline, amoxpine, amineptine, clomipramine, imipramine, moclobemide, maprotiline, mianserin, apipramol, sertraline, trazodone, paroxetine, fluvoxamine, fluoxetine. Types of anti-depressant drugs are tricyclic antidepressants, tetracyclic anti-depressants atypical anti-depressants,Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor(SSRIs ), andMonoamine Oxide Inhibitors (MAOIs). The primary indication for the use of anti-depressive drugs is depressive syndrome which can occur in: 1) Panic depression syndrome, avective disorder, bipolar and unipolar. Dysthymic disorder and cyclothymic disorder. 2) Organic depressive syndrome,such as hypothyroid iducad depression,brain injury depressionand reserpine. 3) Situational depressive syndromes such as adjustment disorder with depression,grief readingetc; and accompanying depressive syndrome such as mental disorders with depression (obsession compulsion disorder, panic disorder, dementia), physical disorders with depression (stroke, MCI, cancer, etc.). c. Anti-anxiety medication Anti-anxiety drugs are a synonym for psycholeptics, minor tranqualizers, anxiolytics, antianxiety drugs, anxiolytics. Anti-anxiety drugs consist of the benzodiazeptine and non-benzodiaseptine groups. Benzodiaseptine antianxiety drug preparations are diazepam chlordiazepoxide, lorazepam, clobazam, bromazepam, oxasolam, clorazepate, alprazolam, prazepam. Meanwhile, the non-benzodiazepine types are sulpiride and buspirone. Indications for using this drug are anxiety syndromes such as: Psychic anxiety syndromes, such as generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, phobic disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder 1) Organuc anxiety syndrome, such as hyperthyroidism, pheochromosytosis, etc.; situational anxiety syndromes such as adjustment disorder with anxiety and separation anxiety disorder 2) Accompanying anxiety syndrome such as mental disorders with anxiety (schizophrenia, paranoid disorders, etc.) Physical illnesses with anxiety such as stroke clients, Myocardial Cardio Infas (MCI), Cancer and others d. Anti-obsessive compulsive medication e.Anti-obsessive compulsive medication is a synonym ofdrugs used in obsessive-compulsive disorders.The anti-obsessive compulsive drug preparation in Indonesia is clomipramine. Fluvoxamine, sertraline, fluoxetine, paroxetine. The indication for use of this drug is obsessive compulsive syndrome. Diagnostics of obsessive compulsive disorder can be known if the individual experiences symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder for two weeks and almost every day, and these symptoms are a source of suffering.(distress) or interfere with daily activities(disability).