Addiction: “the number one health problem in America” the most common psychiatric problem on the planet In the past‚ the focus of treatment was on the absence of the treatment‚ but now it is on moderation. Reasons of using substances: to aid religious practices to explore the self to alter moods to treat disease to promote and enhance social interaction sharing drugs can be intimate like sharing food/coffee‚ etc. to enhance sensory experience and pleasure to stimulate artistic
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Crit Care Clin 20 (2004) 435 – 451 Principles and practice of withdrawing life-sustaining treatments Gordon D. Rubenfeld‚ MD MSc Harborview Medical Center‚ Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine‚ University of Washington‚ 325 Ninth Avenue‚ Seattle‚ WA 98104-2499‚ USA Most deaths in intensive care units occur after decisions to limit or withdraw life support [1‚2]. Despite an extensive literature on whether to withdraw life support‚ little attention has been given to how to withdraw
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(1984). Drug related deaths in a major metropolitan area: A sixteen year review. Journal of Applied Social Sciences‚ 8‚ 235-248. McKim‚ William A.. Drugs and Behavior. Upper Saddle River‚ New Jersey: Prentice Hall‚ 2000. Miller‚ N.S. (1999). Benzodiazepines: Behavioral and pharmacologic basis of addiction‚ tolerance‚ and dependence. In S.M. Powell (Ed.)‚ The Hatherleigh guide to pharmacology (pp. 83-113). New York: Hatherleigh Press.
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Abstract Sleepwalking‚ also known as somnambulism‚ is a sleep disorder belonging to the parasomnia family. Sleepwalking is a disorder that occurs when people walk or do another activity while they are still asleep. These activities can be as benign as sitting up in bed‚ walking to the bathroom‚ and cleaning‚ or as hazardous as cooking‚ driving‚ having sex‚ violent gestures‚ grabbing at hallucinated objects‚ or even homicide. The prevalence of sleepwalking in the general population is estimated to
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Abstract A review of research on anxiety: the physiological‚ neurological‚ and psychological aspects. Covered in brief are the definitions‚ classifications‚ symptomologies‚ and demographics of those affected. Prior studies and research are addressed from different points of view including inherent traits‚ biological basis‚ and environmental factors. Rationale and different treatment modalities from both the neurological and psychological perspectives are presented.
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UNIT 4222-619 Understand mental health problems (CMH 302) Outcome 1 Know the main forms of mental ill health 1. Describe the main types of mental ill health according to the psychiatric (dsm/icd) classification system: Mood Disorders Mood disorder is the term designating a group of diagnoses in the Diagnostic and statistic manual of mental disorders (DSM IV TR) classification system where a disturbance in the person’s mood is hypothesized to be the main underlying feature. The classification
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“I have absolutely no pleasure in the stimulants in which I sometimes so madly indulge. It has not been in the pursuit of pleasure that I have periled life and reputation and reason. It has been the desperate attempt to escape from torturing memories‚ from a sense of insupportable loneliness and a dread of some strange impending doom.” Edgar Allan
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NCFE Level 2 certificate in Understanding the safe handling of Medicines Unit 02 1.1.1 A prescription is a written instruction from a physician‚ dentist‚ etc.‚ to a pharmacist stating the form‚ dosage strength‚ etc.‚ of a drug to be issued to a specific patient. 1.2 If social care worker collects medicines for the service user they must ensure that any written policies and procedures for every aspect of handling medicines are adhered too. The registered provider is responsible
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Blood‚ cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and brain tissue are all constituents of the cranium. The pressure within the cranium is known as intracranial pressure (ICP); it is the same as that found in the brain tissue and CSF. (2) The pressure-volume relationship between ICP‚ brain tissue‚ blood‚ volume of CSF‚ and cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) is known as the Monro-Kellie hypothesis.(12) This hypothesis states that the cranial compartment is considered as an enclosed and inelastic container‚ which has
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Alcohol Dependence‚ also known as alcoholism‚ is a very widespread disabling addictive disorder‚ affecting 4% of Canadians. Alcoholism may start innocuously‚ due to the acceptability of social drinking‚ but over time‚ can lead to serious health problems‚ including brain‚ kidney and liver damage. Although alcoholics seem to be doing the most damage to themselves‚ they are hurting their families even more. Lesser-known‚ but just as serious victims of alcohol abuse are the alcoholics’ children. The
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