Free Psychopharmacology and Therapeutics practice for NEET PG and INI-CET Psychiatry, with a written explanation on every question.
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Q1 · SSRIs
NEET PGEasyExplanation
SSRIs such as fluoxetine and sertraline are first-line antidepressants, preferred for their favourable side-effect profile and relative safety in overdose compared with tricyclics and MAOIs. They are also first-line for several anxiety disorders and OCD.
Q2 · Lithium Toxicity
NEET PGHardExplanation
Lithium has a narrow therapeutic index; toxicity causes a coarse tremor, ataxia, nausea and vomiting, diarrhoea, confusion, and, if severe, seizures and renal failure. Levels and renal and thyroid function must be monitored, and dehydration or NSAIDs can precipitate toxicity.
Q3 · Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
NEET PGHardExplanation
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome is a rare, life-threatening reaction to antipsychotics through dopamine blockade, with hyperthermia, 'lead-pipe' rigidity, altered consciousness, autonomic instability, and raised creatine kinase. Treatment is stopping the drug and supportive care, with dantrolene or bromocriptine in severe cases.
Q4 · Extrapyramidal Side Effects
MediumExplanation
Typical antipsychotics block dopamine D2 receptors and commonly cause extrapyramidal symptoms — acute dystonia, drug-induced parkinsonism, akathisia, and, with long-term use, tardive dyskinesia. Atypical antipsychotics cause fewer such effects but more metabolic side effects.
Q5 · Clozapine
HardExplanation
Clozapine is reserved for treatment-resistant schizophrenia and mandates regular blood count monitoring because of the risk of agranulocytosis. Other notable adverse effects include myocarditis, seizures, weight gain, and constipation.
Q6 · Serotonin Syndrome
MediumExplanation
Serotonin syndrome results from excess serotonergic activity, often from combining serotonergic drugs, and features neuromuscular hyperactivity with clonus, hyperreflexia, and tremor, autonomic instability, and altered mental state. Rapid onset with hyperreflexia and clonus helps distinguish it from the rigidity of neuroleptic malignant syndrome.
Q7 · Electroconvulsive Therapy
NEET PGMediumExplanation
ECT is indicated in severe or treatment-resistant depression, particularly with life-threatening features such as poor oral intake or high suicide risk, or with psychotic or catatonic features, and in some cases of mania and catatonia. It is given under anaesthesia; memory disturbance is the main side effect.
Q8 · Benzodiazepine Dependence
EasyExplanation
Benzodiazepines are effective for short-term relief of anxiety and insomnia but cause tolerance and dependence with continued use, and abrupt withdrawal can cause seizures. They are therefore used for short periods and tapered gradually.
Psychopharmacology and Therapeutics sits within Psychiatry, which carries the same syllabus in both exams. This set runs to 8 questions, each tagged Easy, Medium or Hard, 3 of them at Hard, and 4 drawn from previous-year papers.
Answer first, then read the explanation even on the ones you got right — the reasoning is where Psychopharmacology and Therapeutics marks are actually won, and it is what separates a recalled fact from a question you can solve in a new form. Once the Easy set feels comfortable, filter to Hard to find the gaps Psychiatry examiners keep returning to.
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Psychopharmacology and Therapeutics sits within Psychiatry, which appears in the same form in both syllabuses. Psychiatric disorders and psychopharmacology, a small syllabus with a stable question count and heavy overlap between cycles.
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