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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"psychotropic drugs"”.
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Human Genetics, Psychotropic Drugs, and Acts of Violence
… the pharmacological properties of the prescribed drugs or the interaction between the drugs and the enzymes that are primarily responsible for their metabolism (cytochrome P450s) could cause these reactions. Given that acts of violence could be medication-induced, the role of the rate of drug …
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Investigation of Psychotropic Drugs for the Treatment of Glioblastoma
… with temozolomide, one of the few approved drugs for the treatment of glioblastoma. Unfortunately, most tumours develop resistance against temozolomide and therefore, new treatment modalities are urgently required. Meta-analysis of cancer in schizophrenic patients suggests a lower incidence …
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Alcohol Use and Mental Health in Middle-aged Women. Women´s Health in Lund Area, a Swedish Population-based Study.
… drinking patterns, mental symptoms and use of psychotropic drugs. A separate analysis focuses on immigrant women. All women aged 50-59 (n=10,766), born between 1935 and 1945, and living in the Lund area of southern Sweden, were invited to participate in a health survey (WHILA). A total of 6,917 …
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Innovative analytical methods for Central Nervous System Drug analysis in biological fluids
… number of central nervous system (CNS) drugs have been approved and introduced on the market for the treatment of many psychiatric and neurological disorders, including psychosis, depression, Parkinson disease and epilepsy. Despite the great advancements obtained in the treatment of CNS …
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Psychopathic Agents: Use and Implications for Rural Caregivers of Dementia Patients
… have coped with this stress is through psychotropic and social drug use.<br> Although research has investigated drug-taking practices of the elderly in the community, no research has investigated drug use of elderly caregivers in the rural setting. The objective of the study was to …
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Assessment of sex differences and amphetamine on schedule-induced polydipsia
<p>Amphetamine (AMPH) is one of the most common psychotropic drugs abused in the United States. Its major pharmacological effect is to increase synaptic dopamine levels in the mesolimbic reward pathway, which in turn causes behavioral effects in animals, and subjective effects in humans. These …
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Epidemiological studies of risk factors for injuries in an adult population
… sociodemographic variables, previous disease and psychotropic drug use in both men and women. Three of the studies in this thesis were longitudinal in that sense that the levels of the independent variables were measured before the onset of the injury and one study was a case-control study. The …
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The Circumvention of Public Law 94 -142 and Section 504: The Sorting and Controlling of Black Males
… investigation of the racial ramifications of psychotropic drugs used to control the undesired behavior of Black school age boys. The primary focus of the study examined how federal policy of Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EAHCA) of 1975, (P.L. 94-142), known presently as the …
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Determinants Of Drug Utilisation During Childhood
… is a neglected area in terms of rational use of drugs. Wide differences have been observed in children’s exposure to drugs between and within countries and regions. The aim of the current thesis is to investigate the determinants of drug prescription in paediatrics. Pharmacoepidemiology and the …
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Analysis of miRNome expression profile in hippocampus of rats treated with antidepressants
… including mood disorders, and in psychotropic drugs action, such as mood stabilizers and antidepressants (ADs). Aim of the studies presented was to analyze whether modulation of hippocampal miRNome could be part of the mode of action of different ADs, fluoxetine, desipramine and …
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Drug therapy - a challenge in primary care.
… sample, with a focus on fall risk-increasing drugs (FRIDs), orthostatic drugs (ODs) and falls. (Paper III) A randomised controlled study was performed using two questionnaire-based behaviour change interventions aimed at reducing prescription of antibiotics against URTIs in primary care. …
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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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Quantitative assessment of the pharmacotherapy of biopolar disorder and schizophrenia
… in schizophrenia. The pharmacogenetics of psychotropic drugs is critically appraised to provide insights into interindividual variability in response to pharmacotherapy, In clinical trials of acute mania, a number of measures have been used to assess the severity of illness and its response …
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Prevalence and effects of antidepressants during pregnancy on infant outcomes among women in Iceland
Objective: Previous studies have suggested that antidepressant use during pregnancy can have adverse negative effects on the infant. Latest studies have shown that the use of antidepressants during pregnancy is increasing. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the prevalence and effects …
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Voces silenciadas: un estudio cualitativo sobre la salud mental y automedicación con psicofármacos en la formación médica
La salud mental de los estudiantes de medicina está sometida a una alta presión, derivada de la sobrecarga académica, expectativas profesionales y un currículo oculto que perpetúa el maltrato. Estos factores generan síntomas de estrés, ansiedad y depresión, llevando a adoptar estrategias de …
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Hair analysis for drugs of abuse
… of analytical methods to detect trace amounts of drugs in hair and also investigated the mechanisms by which drugs may be incorporated into hair. The major areas covered in this study can be summarized as follows: 1. The methods for the identification and quantification of opiates, amphetamines, …
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Art und Häufigkeit extrapyramidaler Störungen bei Demenzen
Wissenschaftl. Hintergrund: Viele ältere Menschen und insbesondere Demenzkranke scheinen von extrapyramidal-motorischen (extrapyramidalen) Syndromen (EPMS) betroffen zu sein. Zur Prävalenz von EPMS im höheren Lebensalter liegen bisher aber nur wenige und zum Teil stark variierende Daten vor. …