Abilify
Antipsychotic brand name
Abilify is a brand name for aripiprazole, an antipsychotic medication used to treat schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression.
It works by modulating dopamine and serotonin activity in the brain.
The name suggests ability or capability—marketing language for a drug meant to restore mental stability: Her doctor added Abilify to her antidepressant regimen.
Drug treating psychosis
- prescriptionMedical dispensing authorization
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- tabletFlat portable computing device
- oralOf the mouth
injectable · generic · FDA · pharmacy · refill · milligram · once-daily · titration
Psychotic disorder with delusions
- bipolarHaving two opposite poles
- depressionProlonged low state
- adjunctiveServing as supplement
- psychosisSevere reality detachment
mania · hallucinations · delusions · episode · remission · relapse · symptoms · maintenance
Reward-linked neural messenger
- serotoninMood-regulating brain chemical
- receptorSignal-receiving molecule
- neurotransmitterSynaptic chemical messenger
- mechanismMeans by which something operates
binding · modulation · pathway · atypical
State of unease
- drowsinessState of near-sleep
- insomniaPersistent inability to rest
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- tremorInvoluntary rhythmic shaking
metabolic · sedation · headache · anxiety · constipation
Enormously successful entertainment property
- patentObvious; inventor's monopoly
- marketingPromoting goods to consumers
- direct-to-consumerSelling without retail intermediaries
- advertisingPaid promotional communication
sales · pharmaceutical · brand-name · revenue · launch · competition
antipsychotic
Drug treating psychosis
- prescriptionMedical dispensing authorization
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- tabletFlat portable computing device
oral · injectable · generic · FDA · pharmacy · refill · milligram · once-daily · titration · discontinuation
schizophrenia
Psychotic disorder with delusions
- bipolarHaving two opposite poles
- depressionProlonged low state
- adjunctiveServing as supplement
psychosis · mania · hallucinations · delusions · episode · remission · relapse · symptoms · maintenance · acute
dopamine
Reward-linked neural messenger
- serotoninMood-regulating brain chemical
- receptorSignal-receiving molecule
- neurotransmitterSynaptic chemical messenger
mechanism · binding · modulation · pathway · atypical
restlessness
State of unease
- drowsinessState of near-sleep
- insomniaPersistent inability to rest
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
tremor · metabolic · sedation · headache · anxiety · constipation
blockbuster
Enormously successful entertainment property
- patentObvious; inventor's monopoly
- marketingPromoting goods to consumers
- direct-to-consumerSelling without retail intermediaries
advertising · sales · pharmaceutical · brand-name · revenue · launch · competition
- medicationspills, Tylenol, capsules, tablets, Xanax
- mental healthpsychiatry, psychotherapy, mental illness, psychiatrist, therapist
- Neuroactive Drugsdopamine, serotonin, GABA, acetylcholine, norepinephrine
- Psychopharmacologyantidepressants, antipsychotics, anxiolytics, benzodiazepines, SSRIs
- antipsychoticshaloperidol, chlorpromazine, clozapine, first generation, second generation
- sedativessedative, sedatives, tranq, tranks, tranquilizers
Abilifyhaloperidol
Dopamine-blocking psychiatric medication
chlorpromazine · sedatives · benzodiazepines · Ambien · barbiturates
Abilifypsychotherapy
Treatment through guided conversation
cognitive behavioral therapy · CBT · talk therapy · meditation · electroconvulsive therapy
AbilifyPCP
General medical practitioner
LSD · psilocybin · methamphetamine · psychedelics · hallucinogens
- natural abilityInnate capacity for something
- latent abilityUndeveloped skill present within
- psychic abilityExtrasensory perception capacity
- psychic abilitiesSupernatural mental powers
- superhuman abilitiesPowers exceeding typical limits
- innate abilityCapability possessed from birth