Paxil: the brand name of a selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), paroxetine. It is commonly prescribed as an antidepressant.
Prozac: the brand name of the drug, fluoxetine, which is used to treat depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), some eating disorders, and panic attacks. It does so by increasing the amount of serotonin, a natural chemical necessary for human function, in the brain.
Psychogenic: having a psychological, mental, or emotional origin, rather than a physical kind.
Psychopharmacologist: a psychiatrist who specializes in the study of the effect of drugs on the mind and behavior.
Psychotherapy: a type of treatment for mental disorder by talking with a licensed health care professional. During psychotherapy, the patient is encouraged to talk about their moods, feelings, thoughts, and behaviors.
Risperdal: the brand name of an antipsychotic drug, risperidone, which can treat schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and behavioral problems.
Robitussin: the brand name of a cough medicine syrup Robotripping: the state of being high on cough syrup containing dextromethorphan hydrobromide (dmx). Robitussin is one such cough syrup.
RTMS: the acronym for “repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation,” a noninvasive treatment tool for many neurological and psychiatric disorders including migraines, strokes, Parkinson’s disease, and depression that works by using electromagnetic induction to induce weak electric currents in the brain.
Schizophrenia: a mental disorder that affects a person’s ability to think, feel, and behave. It is characterized by loss of contact with reality, deterioration in one’s ability to function in everyday life, and disintegration of one’s personality expressed as disorder of feeling, thought (referred to as “delusions”), perception (referred to as “hallucinations”), and behavior.
Sociopath: a person who lacks a sense of moral responsibility or social conscience, leading to behavior that is categorized as asocial or antisocial.
Sylvia Plath: 20th century American poet who is famously known for her confessional poetry that confers despair, violent emotion, and obsession with death.
Valium: a brand of diazepam used as a tranquilizer that relieves muscle spasms, anxiety, seizures, and agitation usually caused by alcohol withdrawal.
Xanax: the brand name for type of benzodiazepine medication that can be used to treat anxiety and panic disorders.
Zoloft: the brand name for the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), sertraline hydrochloride. It may treat depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder (COD), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and panic disorder.
