Antipsychotics and Schizophrenia

1. The class of second-generation antipsychotic (SGA) medications has been shown to be more efficacious than the class of first-generation antipsychotic (FGA) medications in treating schizophrenia.

a. True

b. False

2. According to Figure 15.5 in Goldberg and Stahl, the SGA with the highest efficacy rate is ______________ .

3. Tardive Dyskinesia typically begins within hours to days after initiating treatment with an antipsychotic.

a. True

b. False

Your response:

4. When the benzodiazepine Diazepam is used for control of acute psychomotor agitation, its mode of administration is ____________ .

a. enteral

b. IM

c. IV

d. Sub-Q

e. sublingual

5. Drug-induced akathisia is more common in ____________ adults.

a. younger

b. older