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Showing 1 to 20 of 33 for “"psychotropic medication"”.
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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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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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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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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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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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An investigation of amygdala and hippocampal subregions and their relation to ageing in anxiety and related disorders
… with OCD and HCs. However, we found that psychotropic medication use was associated with significantly smaller hippocampal dentate gyrus (d=-0.26, pFDR=0.042), molecular layer (d=-0.29, pFDR=0.042) and larger lateral (d=0.23, pFDR=0.049) and basal (d=0.25, pFDR=0.049) amygdala subfields …
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Triple comorbidity of severe mental illness, HIV infection & alcohol abuse in a female population at a community psychiatric clinic in Cape Town: Prevalence and correlates
… of poor health outcomes are factors such as medication adherence. In resource-limited countries like South Africa, the impact of psycho-social factors may contribute further to worse health outcomes. These factors include poverty and unemployment; as well as gender. In South Africa, …
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A Review of Psychotropic drug prescription for patients with Intellectual disability at Alexandra Hospital (a specialist Intellectual Disability psychiatric hospital) outpatient clinic
… than the general population to be prescribed psychotropic agents. The most common indications include treatment of a psychiatric disorder and management of behaviours that challenge. Aim: The study aimed to assess the prescribing patterns of psychotropic medication to outpatients with …
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Nonpharmacological Approaches in Dementia Care
… for these patients to be medicated with a psychotropic medication in order to halt the challenging behavior. The global aim of this project is to improve dementia care on the 6A acute care unit. The specific aim, educating staff members about the benefits of nonpharmacological approaches in …
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Individuals’ experiences of hope in mental health recovery: an interpretative phenomenological analysis
… to end life; the experience of being prescribed psychotropic medication; and the experience of being admitted involuntarily to hospital. Conclusion and Implications: The experience of hope in mental health recovery is highly contextual and dynamic. While the experience of having “no hope” was …
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A case study to determine best practice treatment for a child diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder
… diagnosis, a behavior treatment plan, psychotropic medication and social skills training. A client satisfaction survey was also administered. The normative practice of the agency was compared with empirically supported treatment approaches to these diagnostic categories. Results from …
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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL WORKERS' ALCOHOL OR DRUG USE AND SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING
… Frequency of alcohol, tobacco, cannabinoids and psychotropic drug use was collected. There were modest to moderate negative correlations between alcohol and life satisfaction and eudaimonia. There were moderate negative correlations between psychotropic medication and life satisfaction, …
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Case study of a client diagnosed with major depressive disorder
… cognitive behavioral oriented psychotherapy and psychotropic medication. The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) was used to assess changes in depressive symptoms. Results indicated a significant decline in depressive symptoms over the course of treatment. At the onset of treatment, the client's …
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Self-Assessment of Medical-Surgical Nurses’ Behavioral Healthcare Competency
… intervention, especially in the areas of psychotropic medication recommendation and intervention for patients experiencing hallucinations.
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The Association Between Medication Adherence in Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorder Relapse in Patients with Dual Diagnosis
… history for mental illness, substance abuse, and psychotropic medication, (3) investigate the specific role of medication adherence and barriers to use for psychotropic medications upon SUD relapse, and (4) assess follow-up changes in mental illness severity and medication adherence in dual …
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A record linkage to examine the influence of poor mental health on breast screening uptake
… indicator of poor mental health, in the form of psychotropic prescribing information, was then employed to examine the impact of taking different types of psychotropic medication on breast screening uptake, and subsequently, whether the uptake of antidepressants or anxiolytic medication increased …
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Polymorphisms in the COMT and MAOA genes and their consequences for clinical, neuropsychological and neuroimaging dimensions in a population at high risk of schizophrenia
… be studied without the contaminating effects of psychotropic medication or other illness factors. The results from this thesis show that COMT genotype can be related to structural and functional neuroimaging changes. Additionally MAOA genotype appears to have a significant effect on affective …
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PARENTAL "SENSE OF AGENCY": A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF PARENTS EXPERIENCES ASSISTING THEIR CHILDREN IN OUTPATIENT COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT.
… and issues related to the utilization of psychotropic medication by some of the children in the study. These themes impacted parents “sense of agency” in how they were able to engage in their child’s treatment, what they believed were potential causes of their child’s mental health …
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Exploring the Implementation of Positive Behaviour Support as an Intervention for People with Intellectual Disabilities and Behaviours that Challenge
… that challenge’, ‘reduction of the use of psychotropic medication’, ‘improvements in quality of life’, ‘changes in the extent of support required’ and ‘elements of positive behaviour support which assisted changed in outcomes post-implementation’. The quality of the literature included is …
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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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