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... doses and may be a good choice for Joe, who is showing signs of Alzheimer’s-type dementia. Benzodiazepines such as lorazepam (Ativan®) are a family of drugs used for anxiety, insomnia, seizures, and muscle spasms. Any of these medications may cause amnesia, increased anxiety, and confusion, rather t ...
... doses and may be a good choice for Joe, who is showing signs of Alzheimer’s-type dementia. Benzodiazepines such as lorazepam (Ativan®) are a family of drugs used for anxiety, insomnia, seizures, and muscle spasms. Any of these medications may cause amnesia, increased anxiety, and confusion, rather t ...
A review of screening, assessment and outcome measures for drug
... brief measures with established reliability and validity for the identification of possible personality disorders. The possible presence of these disorders needs to be assessed by a health professional that is qualified and trained to do so (e.g., a registered or clinical psychologist, or psychiatri ...
... brief measures with established reliability and validity for the identification of possible personality disorders. The possible presence of these disorders needs to be assessed by a health professional that is qualified and trained to do so (e.g., a registered or clinical psychologist, or psychiatri ...
Management of Opioid Therapy for Chronic pain BD)
... Much of this controversy stems from the limited evidence regarding the long-term benefits and hazards associated with daily use of opioids. Despite a substantial increase in prescription opioids, there remains a paucity of data regarding long-term opioid efficacy. In the absence of these data, provi ...
... Much of this controversy stems from the limited evidence regarding the long-term benefits and hazards associated with daily use of opioids. Despite a substantial increase in prescription opioids, there remains a paucity of data regarding long-term opioid efficacy. In the absence of these data, provi ...
Is It Safe for My Baby ?
... Alcohol (e.g., beer, wine, coolers, cocktails, hard liquor/spirits such as vodka and gin) • There is no known safe level of alcohol use in pregnancy. ...
... Alcohol (e.g., beer, wine, coolers, cocktails, hard liquor/spirits such as vodka and gin) • There is no known safe level of alcohol use in pregnancy. ...
Crystal Meth and Other Amphetamines: An Integrated BC
... over-the-counter ingredients by individuals in their homes or by organized crime groups. These factors combine to make methamphetamine a cheap drug with high potential for misuse and harmful effects on youth and young adults. Methamphetamine use, once initiated, can rapidly lead to dependence, resul ...
... over-the-counter ingredients by individuals in their homes or by organized crime groups. These factors combine to make methamphetamine a cheap drug with high potential for misuse and harmful effects on youth and young adults. Methamphetamine use, once initiated, can rapidly lead to dependence, resul ...
Evidence Base of Family Therapy and Systemic Practice
... practitioners to incorporate an ever increasing range of These estimates are based on the person diagnosed as ill. possibilities into their practice. Systemic family and couples But when one person has a mental illness all members of their therapy offers something unique. It was not developed family ...
... practitioners to incorporate an ever increasing range of These estimates are based on the person diagnosed as ill. possibilities into their practice. Systemic family and couples But when one person has a mental illness all members of their therapy offers something unique. It was not developed family ...
Intuitive Eating in theTreatment of Eating Disorders
... eating disorders (EDs) know well that not only is it difficult to help patients to take that first step, but that the next step (and the one after that) is often just as hard. Because clients often present with marked ambivalence about change, an initial step towards seeking treatment may not actual ...
... eating disorders (EDs) know well that not only is it difficult to help patients to take that first step, but that the next step (and the one after that) is often just as hard. Because clients often present with marked ambivalence about change, an initial step towards seeking treatment may not actual ...
EATING DISORDER - Universitas Airlangga
... ◦ Antidepressant medications During the past decade, antidepressant drugs have been used in bulimia treatment Most common is fluoxetine (Prozac), an SSRI Drugs help 25 to 40% of patients ...
... ◦ Antidepressant medications During the past decade, antidepressant drugs have been used in bulimia treatment Most common is fluoxetine (Prozac), an SSRI Drugs help 25 to 40% of patients ...
Evidence-Based Assessment and Treatment of Specific Phobias in
... obtain necessary medical care, interference with social activities, and lost time and reduced productivity at work. In some cases, the impairment is comparable to that seen in other mental disorders (Wittchen et al. 1998). In addition, phobias are sometimes associated with complex symptom profiles, ...
... obtain necessary medical care, interference with social activities, and lost time and reduced productivity at work. In some cases, the impairment is comparable to that seen in other mental disorders (Wittchen et al. 1998). In addition, phobias are sometimes associated with complex symptom profiles, ...
conference program - Research Division
... Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders: Empirical Findings and Recent Adaptations Cortez B Presented by Katie Witkiewitz PhD, Sarah Bowen PhD, and Corey Roos MS. This experiential workshop presents a manualized mindfulness-based intervention for alcohol and substance ...
... Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders: Empirical Findings and Recent Adaptations Cortez B Presented by Katie Witkiewitz PhD, Sarah Bowen PhD, and Corey Roos MS. This experiential workshop presents a manualized mindfulness-based intervention for alcohol and substance ...
Code of Colorado Regulations - Colorado Secretary of State
... Figure 1 shows a schematic depicting an organized continuum of care for individuals with moderate/severe traumatic brain injury. The system is not a locked-step progression, but an array of TBI programs and services based on individual needs. Individuals with brain injury respond to different progra ...
... Figure 1 shows a schematic depicting an organized continuum of care for individuals with moderate/severe traumatic brain injury. The system is not a locked-step progression, but an array of TBI programs and services based on individual needs. Individuals with brain injury respond to different progra ...
The Correlates of Comorbid Antisocial Personality Disorder in
... outcome in schizophrenia is surprising. This lack may result, at least in part, from the reluctance of individuals with both of these disorders to participate in research (Hodgins et al., in press). Such patients pose enormous difficulties to clinical services, as they fail to comply with treatment ...
... outcome in schizophrenia is surprising. This lack may result, at least in part, from the reluctance of individuals with both of these disorders to participate in research (Hodgins et al., in press). Such patients pose enormous difficulties to clinical services, as they fail to comply with treatment ...
For more information on addiction and mental contact the
... symptoms and should be changed. Some also feel that the existing name can reinforce the stigma already attached to bpd. The road to specialized treatment and recovery is often hard because the symptoms of bpd can make the affected person emotionally demanding and difficult to engage and retain in tr ...
... symptoms and should be changed. Some also feel that the existing name can reinforce the stigma already attached to bpd. The road to specialized treatment and recovery is often hard because the symptoms of bpd can make the affected person emotionally demanding and difficult to engage and retain in tr ...
Headache - migraineKI
... Patients with disabling migraine have different headache types, including migraine, migrainous, and tension-type headache (TTH) In patients with migraine, sumatriptan effectively treats all 3 types In patients with pure TTH, sumatriptan is not effective In migraine sufferers TTH, has a migraine-like ...
... Patients with disabling migraine have different headache types, including migraine, migrainous, and tension-type headache (TTH) In patients with migraine, sumatriptan effectively treats all 3 types In patients with pure TTH, sumatriptan is not effective In migraine sufferers TTH, has a migraine-like ...
View/Open - Victoria University of Wellington
... antidepressants, a situation that was further exacerbated if the antidepressants were switched or augmented (Dewa, Hoch, Lin, Paterson & Goering, 2003). In another Canadian study, analysis of longitudinal data from two large (n = 130,880 and n = 17,262) Canadian health surveys found that, contrary t ...
... antidepressants, a situation that was further exacerbated if the antidepressants were switched or augmented (Dewa, Hoch, Lin, Paterson & Goering, 2003). In another Canadian study, analysis of longitudinal data from two large (n = 130,880 and n = 17,262) Canadian health surveys found that, contrary t ...
Psychological interventions in the treatment of generalized anxiety
... cannot leave their house 54. Meta-analysis and systematic reviews 53-57 of Internet and computer-based CBT (CCBT) for the treatment of anxiety disorders have shown these new techniques are superior to placebo and placement on a waiting list, and to be substantially equivalent to standard CBT. Howeve ...
... cannot leave their house 54. Meta-analysis and systematic reviews 53-57 of Internet and computer-based CBT (CCBT) for the treatment of anxiety disorders have shown these new techniques are superior to placebo and placement on a waiting list, and to be substantially equivalent to standard CBT. Howeve ...
Shedler - International Psychoanalysis
... stands in contrast to a cognitive focus, where the greater emphasis is on thoughts and beliefs; Blagys & Hilsenroth, 2002; Burum & Goldfried, 2007). There is also a recognition that intellectual insight is not the same as emotional insight which resonates at a deep level and leads to change (this is ...
... stands in contrast to a cognitive focus, where the greater emphasis is on thoughts and beliefs; Blagys & Hilsenroth, 2002; Burum & Goldfried, 2007). There is also a recognition that intellectual insight is not the same as emotional insight which resonates at a deep level and leads to change (this is ...
Avoiding Medication Mayhem
... • Select pharmacologic classes with efficacy demonstrated (ideally) in multiple RCTs • Be aware that response will vary between patients • Start with very low doses and titrate slowly • If the medication is well tolerated, then continue to titrate to effective or acceptable pain relief • Consider ad ...
... • Select pharmacologic classes with efficacy demonstrated (ideally) in multiple RCTs • Be aware that response will vary between patients • Start with very low doses and titrate slowly • If the medication is well tolerated, then continue to titrate to effective or acceptable pain relief • Consider ad ...
MINDFULNESS AND TRAUMA: IMPLICATIONS FOR TREATMENT
... beyond the scope of this paper it is appropriate to present them briefly in that the utility of mindfulness practices arise directly from them. Basically they state the following: ‘‘(a) suffering is ubiquitous; (b) suffering is a consequence of the automatic tendency to cling to phenomena; (c) the c ...
... beyond the scope of this paper it is appropriate to present them briefly in that the utility of mindfulness practices arise directly from them. Basically they state the following: ‘‘(a) suffering is ubiquitous; (b) suffering is a consequence of the automatic tendency to cling to phenomena; (c) the c ...
Seeing the Just Treatment Court System
... ... Rather than convicting and sentencing veterans to jail time, veterans treatment courts have been created to confront the root causes of the criminal behavior. ... Therein lies the great potential for success: a veteran who comes before a veterans treatment court will find himself in a familiar s ...
... ... Rather than convicting and sentencing veterans to jail time, veterans treatment courts have been created to confront the root causes of the criminal behavior. ... Therein lies the great potential for success: a veteran who comes before a veterans treatment court will find himself in a familiar s ...
Long versus Short Acting Drugs for Attention Deficit
... a summary of the best evidence on the topic that CADTH could identify using all reasonable efforts within the time allowed. Rapid responses should be considered along with other types of information and health care considerations. The information included in this response is not intended to replace ...
... a summary of the best evidence on the topic that CADTH could identify using all reasonable efforts within the time allowed. Rapid responses should be considered along with other types of information and health care considerations. The information included in this response is not intended to replace ...
Chapter 16: Specific Disorders and Treatments
... Figure 16.7 “Low-nicotine” cigarettes have a row of small holes in the filter; room air is supposed to enter through those holes when the smoker inhales and therefore dilute the tobacco smoke. If people smoke such cigarettes without covering the air holes, little tar and nicotine pass through the ci ...
... Figure 16.7 “Low-nicotine” cigarettes have a row of small holes in the filter; room air is supposed to enter through those holes when the smoker inhales and therefore dilute the tobacco smoke. If people smoke such cigarettes without covering the air holes, little tar and nicotine pass through the ci ...
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a psychiatric disorder
... as a feeling of doubt and incompleteness which then leads the individual to attempt to ...
... as a feeling of doubt and incompleteness which then leads the individual to attempt to ...
Acute Stress Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Practitioner Guide
... Effective treatments for ptsd include psychological and medical interventions but the cornerstone of treatment involves confronting the traumatic memory and addressing thoughts and beliefs associated with the experience. Trauma-focussed interventions can reduce ptsd symptoms, lessen anxiety and depr ...
... Effective treatments for ptsd include psychological and medical interventions but the cornerstone of treatment involves confronting the traumatic memory and addressing thoughts and beliefs associated with the experience. Trauma-focussed interventions can reduce ptsd symptoms, lessen anxiety and depr ...