Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. The dopamine hypothesis holds that excessive stimulation of D2 dopamine receptors along the mesocortical pathway results in the negative symptoms of schizophrenia.
2. Almost no children and adolescents treated with atypical antipsychotics experience side effects.
3. Providing low doses of antipsychotic medication to youths at risk for schizophrenia who had not yet shown psychotic symptoms made it significantly less likely for them to develop psychotic symptoms—however, many patients were unable or unwilling to adhere to the prescribed medication for a full 12 months.
4. Prodromal and early psychotic symptoms can be identified in adolescents.
1. False
2. False
3. True
4. True
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