TYPICAL AND ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTICS

Drug therapy for schizophrenia includes typical and atypical antipsychotics. Typical antipsychotics, like chlorpromazine, primarily reduce positive symptoms by blocking dopamine receptors but can cause side effects like tardive dyskinesia. Atypical antipsychotics, such as clozapine, target both dopamine and serotonin pathways, addressing positive and some negative symptoms with fewer motor side effects, though they carry risks like weight gain or agranulocytosis