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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"Psychotropic medications"”.
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Psychotropic Medications and Children: Perceptions of Mental Health Professionals
… perspectives on the prescription of psychotropic medications to children. It emphasizes the placement of biomedicine within its larger social, economic, and political context, and the influence these structures have on the way mental illness is conceptualized and treated in children. …
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Psychotropic Medications in Comprehensive Treatment of Bronchial Asthma // Психотропни средства в комплексното лечение на бронхиална астма
Актуалността на бронхиалната астма (БА) като заболяване се дължи на това, че всички познати до момента терапевтични методи (с изключение на хипосенсибилизацията и елиминационната терапия) са със симптоматичен ефект. Изхождайки от литературните данни за ролята на стреса в развитието и протичането на …
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A mixed methods exploration into the management of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia in care homes: care approaches, strategies and psychotropic medications
… and policy attention recently. Antipsychotic medications have been used for these behaviours. Due to the potential risks associated with these medications the Department of Health in England has called for a reduction in their use for people with dementia. Non-pharmacological interventions …
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Case study to assess the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy and psychotropic medications as a treatment approach for an adult male with major depressive disorder and opioid dependence
… as a treatment modality alone and coupled with psychotropic medications were reviewed along with studies comparing CBT with and without medications against other types of treatment modalities. The client received treatment at a community based program using CBT techniques. The Beck's Depression …
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Examining the Association Between Psychotropic Medication and Suicidal Desire and Risk
… between components of suicidal desire and psychotropic medication. Specifically, the usage of psychotropic medication, the usage of specific classes of psychotropic medications and the amount of psychotropic medication utilized and differences in feelings of perceived burdensomeness, …
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Student Psychotropic Drug Use, Past Therapy Experience and Length of Therapy
… between college students with prior therapy and psychotropic drug experience and total number of therapy sessions. This study also investigated specific types of medications students were taking and total number of therapy sessions attended. The first hypothesis under investigation was that …
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Evidence-Based Interventions to Increase Cardiometabolic Screening Rates in Psychiatric Patients
… screening rates for patients being prescribed psychotropic medication in an outpatient behavioral health setting.Background: Psychiatric patients face high rates of comorbid medical conditions that can decrease their life expectancy by 10 to 20 years when compared to the general population. …
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Physician Perceptions of Risk Regarding Mood Disorders and Pharmacological Management During Pregnancy: What Is Current Practice?
… with a psychiatric condition. Management with psychotropic medications is considered standard of care for most patients with mood disorders. However, many of these medications are known human teratogens. Because pregnant women with mood disorders face a high risk of relapse if unmanaged, the …
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Psychotropic and Social Drug Use in the Rural Community Elderly
<p>The use of psychotropic agents among the rural elderly is an area of concern for health care providers. Studies have indicated that the elderly are major consumers of psychotropic prescription and overthe- counter medications, however no studies have examined the rural elderly's patterns of …
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College integrated care: Effectiveness of the use of a modified version of the patient health questionnaire for patients in a university health clinic
… influenced providers’ prescription of psychotropic medications and referrals for behavioral intervention. After random assignment to condition, 109 participants in the experimental condition completed the mentalhealth- oriented Patient Health Questionnaire and the …
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Psychiatric Patients' Participation in a 3-Month Jogging Program
… but two were taking therapeutic doses of various psychotropic medications. The experimenter was a co-participant in the program with the subjects.
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Delirium in Long Term Care Rehabilitation Residents: A Correlational Retrospective Study
… medication management (polypharmacy, psychotropic medications duration), presence of dementia, CHART-DEL-derived delirium diagnoses documented delirium symptoms and International Classification of Disease, 10th revision (ICD 10) coded delirium, LOS, Charlson score (comorbidities). …
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Weston State Hospital
… to hydrotherapy, electric shock, lobotomy, and psychotropic medications. The effects of deinstitutionalization are discussed, including the numbers of mentally ill now among the homeless or held in jails and prisons.
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Psychotropic Medication Use in Older Foster Youth: A Focus on Racial Differences
<p>Problem: The use of psychotropic medications among foster youth has received growing national attention due to high rates of use and concerns about the appropriateness of prescribing. Understanding medication use in older foster youth is of heightened concern as these youth are preparing to …
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Examining Longitudinal Patterns of Psychotropic Medication Use by Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities Relocating from Institutions to Community Settings
… settings. This study examined changes in psychotropic medication usage following deinstitutionalization as well as changes over time in the community. Various proxy measures were collected on demographic variables (e.g., age, sex, etc.), adaptive functioning, challenging behaviour, …
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Executive Function Differences In Medicated Depressed, Non-Medicated Depressed, And Non-Medicated Non-Depressed Individuals
… the present study contradict the assumption that psychotropic medications do not affect cognitive abilities. These findings also suggest that future research investigating the interaction between anxiety and executive functions are necessary.</p>
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Exploration of Patient Variables and Characteristics Best Suited for Medical Marijuana Treatment for Anxiety and Depressive Disorders
… can have an impact on the concentration of psychotropic medications. Studies to date have indicated that medical marijuana’s effective dosage for treatment may differ across individuals depending on the disorder, individual factors, prior marijuana use, and time relative to experience …
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Análise da prescrição de psicotrópicos dispensados em um centro de atenção integral à saúde em João Pessoa - Paraíba
Medications are important elements, alleviate human suffering and foster the healing of various ailments. Their use rationally must go through an educational process, users and consumers about the self - medication due to the use, interruption and exchange as well as the need for a prescription for …
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Nutrition interventions in people experiencing severe mental illness
… is most rapid, is not well described, despite psychotropic medications having significant impacts on appetite, taste preferences and eating behaviours. Traditionally, dietitians have not been core members of the mental health treatment workforce, however, with mental health services moving …
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