Evaluate the key drugs used to treat schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is one of the most common severe mental disorders effecting between 0.5% and 1% of the population (Sartorius at al‚ 1986) and is greatly discussed as not being a single condition but rather a combination of related issues and has several criteria’s in existence to help in the diagnosis. DSM-IV-TR (APA 2000) states that two or more symptoms including delusions‚ hallucinations‚ disorganised speech‚ catatonic behaviour or negative
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Cannabis verses pharmaceutical drugs to treat seizure disorders Melissa M. Phillips COM/172 April 21‚ 2014 Scott Tobias Cannabis verses pharmaceutical drugs to treat seizure disorders. Chronic illnesses are prevalent this day and age due to various environmental factors‚ lifestyle choices‚ and the use of pharmaceutical drugs. There are various pharmaceutical drugs to treat patients who have chronic pain‚ depression‚ anxiety‚ Alzheimer ’s‚ cancer‚ and various seizure disorders. However‚ the
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biol 105 (general biology laboratory) COURSE OVERVIEW This course provides a basic introduction to the biopsychological effects of the major classes of abused and therapeutic drugs‚ including cocaine‚ amphetamine‚ alcohol‚ barbiturates‚ benzodiazepines‚ narcotics‚ marijuana‚ hallucinogens and psychotropic medications. There will be a strong neuroscience orientation in this course and recommended preparation includes Introductory Psychology (Psych 105 or equivalent) and some basic background
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When debating the topic of the death penalty‚ also known as capital punishment‚ the argument can get heated quickly. There are two extreme sides. Those who support capital punishment say‚ “some crimes‚ especially murder‚ are so serious and so destructive to society that the perpetrators deserve the most severe punishment [death].” They also argue that the death penalty “is a deterrent to crime.” Those who are against believe‚ “taking a human life is never justified under any circumstance” ("Capital
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Date rape Danette Burnette American Intercontinental University Abstract My paper is about date rape. All over the world about every 2 minutes‚ a woman or child gets rape or abused. It does not matter when they are or day or night. If more woman came forward and talk it would help the world to get it much cleaner. To society‚ it is not a real case. Date rape is a very difficult thing to understand. Date rape is a common thing now days. It could be bring on by drinking too much or by someone
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1. Explain the interdisciplinary nature of pharmacology to ensure safe medication administration. Use of drugs to diagnose‚ prevent‚ or treat disease processes/suffering Medications can either: Improve Quality of Life Produce Devastating Consequences 2. Compare and contrast pharmacology and therapeutics. a. Pharmacology: The study of medicine. i. Understanding how drugs are administered‚ to where they travel in the body‚ to
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Everybody has experienced feelings of anxiety from time to time; and sometimes people get so overwhelmed‚ they go into a state panic. Anxiety is actually a normal human reaction to stress. However‚ in severe cases‚ anxiety and panic can become disabling and interfere with everyday living. For an adolescent‚ life is already stressful enough. How does an adolescent‚ then‚ live day to day with one or both of these conditions? This paper will take an in depth look at what anxiety‚ specifically generalized
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Background: The preoperative period is stressful in the paediatric patients; oral premedications make the experience of anaesthesia and surgery more pleasant and less traumatic. Aim: To evaluate & compare the effects of midazolam and clonidine as oral premedicant for sedation‚ ease of parental separation‚ facemask acceptance at the time of induction of anaesthesia‚ hemodynamic stability‚ postoperative recovery and complications. Material and methods: Total fifty children of either gender belonging
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Evidence Based Practice Cambridge Medical Institute Nursing Trends Dr. Lyles EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE Evidence base practice (EBP) is becoming the most practiced or adopted discipline in healthcare arenas (Roux‚ & Halstead‚ 2009). What makes EBP popular is its reliance on partnership among proven scientific evidence‚ clinical expertise‚ and individual needs of each patient. The primary goal of EBP is to provide quality care‚ standardize medical practices at the best unbeatable price.
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(this beginning is a bit too open‚ it doesn ’t have a lead up to the point) In the last thirty years‚ the number of patients diagnosed with depression has doubled. (doubled from what? What percentage) The sharp increase in these diagnoses is due to the fact that the medical community has blurred the distinction between everyday unhappiness and clinical depression. (what percentage or numbers are you getting the 40% from?) The use of Psychotropic medication in depressed patients has increased in
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