The family of a client with schizophrenia asks the nurse about the difference between conventional and atypical antipsychotic medications. The nurse's answer is based on which of the following?
a. Atypical antipsychotics are newer medications but act in the same ways as conventional antipsychotics.
b. Conventional antipsychotics are dopamine antagonists; atypical antipsychotics inhibit the reuptake of serotonin.
c. Conventional antipsychotics have serious side effects; atypical antipsychotics have virtually no side effects.
d. Atypical antipsychotics are dopamine and serotonin antagonists; conventional antipsychotics are only dopamine antagonists.
Answer: d. Atypical antipsychotics are dopamine and serotonin antagonists; conventional antipsychotics are only dopamine antagonists.
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