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What are antipsychotics and who are they for?

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Chelsea-based private consultant psychiatrist and psychotherapist Tom Pennybacker briefly explains what antipsychotic drugs are and what kind of conditions they are used for, such as schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders. https://www.thechelseapsychologyclinic.com Chelsea Psychology Clinic are a group of London psychologists and psychiatrists offering private psychological therapy and psychiatry treatment from their premises across central London and Chelsea. The private therapy sessions cover the following areas: – Acceptance & Commitment Therapy – Cognitive Analytic Therapy – Cognitive-behavioural Therapy – Couples Therapy – Dialectical-behaviour Therapy – Mentalisation Based Treatment – Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy – Schema Therapy

Video Transcription

Antipsychotics are primarily used to treat schizophrenia and other, what are called, psychotic disorders. But they can also be used to help people with severe anxiety states, and also sometimes bipolar disorder.

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Dr Tom Pennybacker

Dr Tom Pennybacker

19 June 2022

"Dr Tom Pennybacker is a Consultant Psychiatrist and psychotherapist with many years’ experience working in the NHS and private sector. In the NHS he was the clinical lead for a team delivering complex psychiatric and psychological care to people with severe mental disorders. He has extensive experience of assessing and treating a wide range of mental health difficulties with medications and psychotherapy."

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