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NURS 6630 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE • Therapeutics, side effects, dosing, use, and special populations for medications to treat o psychotic aggression o psychotic behaviors o psychosis and aggression o impulsive symptoms o ADHD o mood disorders o fibromyalgia o chronic pain o migraines o shingles o Alzheimer’s disease o dementia o PTSD o Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PDD) o Irritable bowel syndrome o diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain o addictions o smoking cessation o Kleptomania o Impulsive aggression o Insomnia and sleep disorders o Stahl’s Essential Psychopharmacology Chapter 10 – Chronic pain and its treatment • What is pain? • Neuropathic pain • Descending spinal synapses in the dorsal horn and the treatment of chronic pain • Targeting sensitized circuits in chronic pain conditions • Targeting ancillary symptoms in fibromyalgia Chapter 11 – Disorders of sleep and wakefulness and their treatment • Neurobiology of sleep and wakefulness • Insomnia and hypnotics • Excessive daytime sleepiness (hypersomnia) and wake-promoting agents Chapter 12 – Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and its treatment • Symptoms and circuits: ADHD as a disorder of the prefrontal cortex • ADHD as a disorder of inefficient “tuning” of the prefrontal cortex by dopamine and norepinephrine • Neurodevelopment and ADHA • Treatment Chapter 13 – Dementia and its treatment • Causes, pathology, and clinical features of dementia • Three stages of Alzheimer’s disease • Targeting amyloid as a future disease-modifying treatment of Alzheimer’s disease • Targeting glutamate • Treatments for psychiatric and behavioral symptoms in dementia • Other proposed targets for dementia Chapter 14 – Impulsivity, compulsivity, and addiction • Overview of impulsive-compulsive disorders • Neurocircuitry and the impulsive-compulsive disorders • Substance addictions • Obesity as an impulsive-compulsive disorder Stahl’s Illustrated Guide – Chronic Pain and Fibromyalgia Chapter 5 – Pain drugs Stahl’s Illustrated Guide – ADHA Chapter 4 – ADHD treatments Stahl’s Illustrated Guide – Substance Use and Impulsive Disorders Chapter 10 – Disorders of impulsivity and compulsivity Stahl’s Illustrated Guide – Violence Chapter 3 – Treatment of violence and aggression Pharmacological Interventions for ADHD • Table B. KQ2: Long-term (>1 year) effectiveness of interventions for ADHD in people 6 years and older • Pharmacological Interventions Article Clancy, C.M., Change, S., Slutsky, J., & Fox, S. (2011). Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: Effectiveness of treatment in at-risk preschoolers; long-term effectiveness in all ages; and variability in prevalence, diagnosis, and treatment. Table B. KQ2: Long-term(>1 year) effectiveness of interventions for ADHD in people 6 years and older.

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