If Dr.Beenken wishes to reduce the positive symptoms in her patients with schizophrenia,she should prescribe:

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Positive symptoms of schizophrenia are believed to be caused by an overactivity of dopaminergic pathways in the brain. Typical neuroleptic drugs, also known as first-generation antipsychotics, are primarily dopamine antagonists and are effective in reducing positive symptoms. Benzodiazepines are not typically used to treat positive symptoms of schizophrenia, and lithium is used to treat bipolar disorder, not schizophrenia.

If DrBeenken Wishes to Reduce the Positive Symptoms in Her Patients