Possible topics (Pick one and discuss)
1. What are the advantages of using sedative anxiolytic drugs (herbal or pharmaceutical) medications for anxiety or insomnia? What are the disadvantages?
2. What are the general effects of sedative drugs on the EEG? (Provide examples)
3. Which neurotransmitter is affected by multiple herbal sedatives/anxiolytics (provde examples)? Why does enhancing this neurotransmitter have sedatives/anxiolytic effects?
4. What is the most up-to-date findings on kava liver toxicity? (You may need to do searches on search engines, PubMed, etc.)
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Possible topics (Pick one and discuss)
1. Suppose you needed a psychotherapeutic drug (e.g. antidepressant) and an herbal one existed that was equally effective and had no differences in toxicity/side effects from a pharmaceutical medication, which one would you choose and why?
In other words, if you had two equally safe and effective choices—one herbal, and one pharmaceutical—which would you choose and why? (There is no “right” answer here.)
2. Why do all antidepressants seem to work on serotonin, norepinephrine, and/or dopamine? How do these medications “work”? (You may need to fish around on the web to answer this one. There will not be a single)
3. What do you think people did for psychiatric illnesses before psychotherapeutic drugs were invented, in terms of professional help and those who did not receive professional help?
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