Author Question: What does the seasonality effect suggest about the causation of schizophrenia? What will be an ... (Read 72 times)

Pineapplelove6 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

What does the seasonality effect suggest about the causation of schizophrenia?

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Question 2

Explain why clozapine is considered to be an atypical antipsychotic medication.

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Awesome · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: Children born in later winter and early spring are more likely to develop schizophrenia, particularly if the family resides in an urban rather than a rural setting. These data suggest that being indoors during the winter exposes the mother (and fetus) to viral illness. Brain toxicity may result when such illness occurs during the second trimester.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: Antipsychotic medications block dopamine receptors. Typical antipsychotic drugs exert strong effects on dopamine receptors in the striatum and reverse positive schizophrenia symptoms. The atypical agent clozapine alters both positive and negative schizophrenia symptoms.