You recently helped fill a prescription for haloperidol to decrease the amount of dopamine that can bind to its receptors. Based on your knowledge of the effects of dopamine, you surmise that this drug is being used to help treat
A) schizophrenia
B) depression
C) bipolar disorder
D) seasonal affective disorder

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Haloperidol is an antipsychotic medication that works by blocking dopamine receptors in the brain. Schizophrenia is a psychiatric disorder characterized by an excess of dopamine activity in certain areas of the brain, and haloperidol helps to reduce this activity and alleviate symptoms such as delusions and hallucinations.

You Recently Helped Fill a Prescription for Haloperidol to Decrease