PSYCHOTHERAPUE

TIC
MEDICINE
FORM 5 CHEMISTRY
CHAPTHER 5 : Chemical for Consumers
5.3 : Medicine

PRESENTED BY: ARISYA EMILY LIM

NEW SOO LEE
5USM
Psychotherapeutic Medicine
• Control mental illnesses
• It change the emotion and behaviour of the patient
• These medicine do not cure mental illnesses but reduce
the symptoms of mental illnesses
• Divided into: stimulants, antidepressants,
antipsychotic medicine.
STIMULANT
S
STIMULANTS will
stimulate the activity
of the brain and the
central nervous
system. They will
make humans excited.
STIMULANTS-FUNCTION & SIDE
EFFECTS
SIDE EFFECTS

• To elevate mood
normal fatigue
• To maintain or

• Relieve ADHD
• To counteract
 Lead to drug addiction
 Anxiety
FUNCTION

alertness
increase

 Hallucination
 Depression
 Physical and psychological
dependence
STIMULANTS-AMPHETAMINE
• A strong synthetic
stimulants
• Increase heart beat rate
and respiration rate
• Increase blood pressure
STIMULANTS-METHYPHENIDATE
• Treat ADHD
• Improve attention
• Improve depression
ANTIDEPRESSA
NT
ANTIDEPRESSANT is
used to treat depression. A
depressed person may
think about commit
suicide.
ANTIDEPRESSANT-FUNCTION & SIDE
EFFECTS
FUNCTIONS SIDE EFFECTS
• To alleviate depression  Drowsiness
• To relieve anxiety or  Poor coordinated
tension
 Overdose lead to death
• To make a person feel
calm and sleepy  Lead to addiction
ANTIDEPRESSANT-
TRANQUILLISERS
• Calm down a person
• Reduce tension
• Reduce anxiety
ANTIDEPRESSANTS-
BARBITURATES
• Sedate, clam or relax at
low does
• Induce sleep at higher
does
ANTIPSYCHOT
IC
ANTIPSYCHOTIC is
used to treat
psychiatric illness
such as schizophrenia.
ANTIPSYCHOTIC-FUNCTIONS & SIDE
EFFECTS

FUNCTIONS SIDE EFFECTS

• To treat psychiatric illness Drowsiness
• Control the symptoms such Rapid heartbeats
as include delusions,
hallucinations, trouble with
Dizziness
thinking and concentration,
and lack of motivation.
ANTIPSYCHOTIC-
CHLORPROMAZINE
• Widely used for
schizophrenia and bipolar
disorder.
• Decrease nervous
• Reduce aggressive
behaviour
• Prevent patient hurt
themselves or others.
• Decrease hallucination
ANTIPSYCHOTIC-CLOZAPINE

• To restore the balance of

certain natural substances
(neurotransmitters) in the
brain.
• Decrease hallucination
• Prevent suicide
 THE END
There is no shame in taking
medication for a mental illness.
Do whatever works for you.

BROUGHT TO YOU BY :
-ARISYA EMILY LIM-
-NEW SOO LEE-
-KHOR ZHI SHAN-
5USM / 5SC2