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What Term Is Used to Refer to Movement Up or Down

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What term is used to refer to movement up or down the stratification system?


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Atypical Medications

Psychiatric drugs that differ from traditional medications in their chemical structure or mechanism of action, often used to treat symptoms of mental disorders.

Extrapyramidal Side Effects

Unwanted movement disorders or symptoms that can occur as a result of certain psychiatric and neurological medications.

First-Generation Antipsychotic

A class of older antipsychotic medications primarily used to treat psychotic disorders, known for their dopaminergic blockade mechanism and side effects like extrapyramidal symptoms.

Dosage

The specific amount of medication prescribed to be taken at one time or over a particular period.

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