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Showing 1 to 20 of 96 for “"psychotropic"”.
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Human Genetics, Psychotropic Drugs, and Acts of Violence
<p>From the start of the use of psychoactive prescription medications in the 1950s, physicians reported paradoxical adverse reactions, ranging from newly developing depressions to an increase in existing mood disorders, and extremely violent and bizarre acts of suicide and homicide. In this …
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Non-Psychotropic cannabinoids attenuate visceral pain in colitis
… potential that do not have the prohibitive psychotropic effects of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). These non-psychotropic cannabinoids (npCBs) have a variety of effects including analgesia and anti-inflammatory actions and show potentiating effects when administered in combination. This project …
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Investigation of Psychotropic Drugs for the Treatment of Glioblastoma
… to investigate the chemotherapeutic potential of psychotropic drugs, alone and in combination with a statin, in cell lines and an animal model of glioblastoma and to also determine their mechanism of action. Drug efficacy was initially determined in U87MG and T98G cell lines using viability and …
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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 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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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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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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A Study of the Interaction of Copper with Selected Psychotropic Compounds
The investigation of the interaction of copper (II) with two classes of compounds which are active in the central nervous system, the "sympathomimetic amines" (central nervous stimulants) and the phenothiazines (neuroleptics and major tranquillizers) began after noting several tenuously joined …
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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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Psychotropic and Antiepileptic Drug Treatment in Programs for the Trainable Mentally Handicapped
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A Description of Psychotropic Medication Use in Institution and Community Settings in Ontario.
This study examined patterns of psychotropic medication use among 120 participants with intellectual disabilities (ID) who used to live in facilities and now reside in community-based settings in Ontario. There were significantly more participants taking psychotropic medication in the community …
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Study of adverse effect to preterm labor and fetus development after prenatal psychotropic exposure
연구 배경: 임신 도중 정신약물 사용에 대해서 산모 및 태아에게 미치는 부작용과 정신 증상 악화 및 재발이라는 문제 사이에서 약물 사용 여부가 항상 논란이 되어 왔다. 연구 방법: 본 연구에서는 후향적 문헌검토를 통해 단일 기관에서 18년 간 주요 정신 질환을 진단 받은 산모에서 약물 사용 여부에 따른 재태주수와 신생아 출생력의 차이를 t-test를 통해 비교하였고, 정신 약물 복용이 조산에 미치는 위험성을 다른 조산의 고위험성 원인인 고연령 산모, 임신성 고혈압, 임신성 당뇨와 비교하기 위해 로지스틱 회귀분석을 실시하였다. 연구 …
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Psychotropic Medication Adherence and Associated Issues in the Adult Forensic Population: A Rapid Scoping Review
ABSTRACT Psychotropic Medication Adherence and Associated Issues in the Adult Forensic Population: A Rapid Scoping Review Olivia Fojas, LCSW Dissertation Chair: Phyllis Solomon, Ph.D. Objective: This rapid scoping review was designed to identify the prevalence, methods of measurement, contributing …
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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 Novel Psychotropic Risk Assessment To Enhance Medical Management Of Patients With Behavioral And Psychological Symptoms Of Dementia
… documenting the risks of antipsychotic use, and psychotropic medication burden in general, for older adults with behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD). Yet nearly 25 percent of all long term care residents take antipsychotics for behavioral disturbances associated with dementia …
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Issues in the prescribing of psychotropic and psychoactive medication for persons with learning disability: quantitative and qualitative perspectives
The administration of psychotropic and psychoactive medication for persons with learning disability and accompanying mental illness and/or challenging behaviour has undergone much critical review over the past two decades. Assessment and diagnosis of mental illness in this population continues 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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Characteristics That Discriminate Between Successful and Unsuccessful Drug Withdrawal Candidates Among Mentally Retarded Persons (Neuroleptic, Psychotropic, Major Tranquilizers)
Research has recently demonstrated that the decision to treat learning and behavior problems of mentally retarded persons with neurolepic drugs is questionable. Many mentally retarded persons receiving neuroleptics should not remain on these drugs because the drugs have not suppressed maladaptive …
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A psychophysiological investigation of the effects of a psychotropic agent (clozapine) upon sleep parameters of normal young adults
… Recent research has suggested that clozapine, a psychotropic agent, may have pronounced sleep inducing properties (Hemphill et al 1975; Ruch et al 1976; Gross and Langner 1966,1969; Berzewski et al 1969). However, its role as an hypnotic agent has yet to be systematically investigated. In the …
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Baudžiamoji atsakomybė už neteisėtą disponavimą narkotinėmis ar psichotropinėmis medžiagomis /
… for Illegal Possession of Narcotic Drugs or Psychotropic Substances This thesis analyzes the criminal for unlawful possession of narcotic or psychotropic substances. In the first chapter, the author analyzes the criminal for unlawful possession of narcotic and psychotropic substances the …
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