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Imagine you are educating a patient about psychotropic medication. Answer the following questions in essay format.
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What is a neuron?
What are the parts/anatomy of a neuron?
Where are they located?
Describe neuronal transmission across two neurons.
What is a neurotransmitter?
Select a neurotransmitter that we discussed in class (serotonin, dopamine, etc.) and please describe it in detail, including how this neurotransmitter is related to psychiatric illness.
What medication(s) help regulate this neurotransmitter?
Describe one of the medications we discussed in lecture and in your textbook readings, and considerations related to patient education for this medication (think about timing of medication, with or without food, etc.)
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You can include images/diagrams that you make to refer to throughout your essay, if that helps describe your responses.
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