Posted by Rzip on February 17, 2001, at 22:40:44
In reply to Re: Revised POLL at Psycho-Babble-Open (Close on Mon.), posted by dj on February 17, 2001, at 15:56:56
DJ,
> If you truly would like to encourage people to participate in your poll, you might more likely do so by providing more context. eg. - the difference between BPI and II; what MDD and SZ are shorthand for; defining atypical vs typical meds. and what you mean by extrapyramidal, etc....
I'll try to define the terms, without giving the answers away. In my reply to Pat, I already explained that this is a game (like a crossword puzzle fun activity). My wish is that we will are enjoy this tangent/variety to the PB site. Something new. Pat123 has made me realized the reason behind the reluctance people have in voting at the poll. I guess some of you are worried that I will reveal the stats (who voted what, in what way, ...). The obvious answer to that is NO. The poll is just a way to draw you guys to be more interactive with me. But, I am not going to reveal anything personal about you guys. I mean the blindness to this site is what makes it so special.
O.K.
1) Bipolar I and II are the two categories of the disease (also known as Maniac-Depressive Disorder). BP I and BP II differs in the amount of depressive vs. maniac episodes as well as the duration of each episode.
2) OCD = Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder; MDD = Maniac-Depressive Disorder; SZ = Schizophrenia
3) The "typical" vs. "atypical" terms refer to the older, conventional antipsychotics (tranquilizer) vs. the newer antipsychotics (e.g. SSRI). Is the conventional antipsychotics "typical" or "atypical" meds?
4) Extrapyramidal refers to the brain neural region that is more associated with motor neurons. So, the older, conventional meds targets motor neurons and therefore the patients suffer extrapyramidal effects such as heart irregularities, and exhibit zombie-like symptoms. The older "antipsychotics" were NOT meds for helping the patient to get better, rather they sedate the patients like those in the "One flew over the Cuckoo's nest". The newer meds are the SSRI, MAOI, specific antipsychotics drugs that target specific brain systems. They are the real meds for TREATing patients with psychiatric illnesses.I hope that clarifies the poll.
I did not think the questions were too jargoned because the PB meds are full of the short-hands and jargons. So, I assumed that the terms were familiar to most of the participants. I don't think they are too scientific since these (IMO) are the kind of issues that get dealt with across the PB boards, in the forms of the scientific jargon. But, I probably misjudged? I am not sure--just e-mail me your questions, and I clarify them :-)
Thanks,
Rzip
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