The role of cognition in the risk-benefit and safety analysis of antipsychotic medication

1996 ◽  
Vol 94 (s389) ◽  
pp. 5-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.L. Borison
Keyword(s):  
Antipsychotic Medication ◽  
Safety Analysis

The role of medication

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tom Burns ◽  
Mike Firn
Keyword(s):  
Side Effects ◽  
Antipsychotic Medication ◽  
Mood Stabilizers ◽  
Clozapine Therapy

This chapter focuses mainly on the importance of maintenance antipsychotic medication and mood stabilizers. It examines procedures to support persistence with these drugs and maintain engagement. The techniques for initiating and monitoring clozapine therapy in the community for patients with resistant schizophrenia are outlined. The practical processes for ensuring and conducting regular structured reviews of long-term medication, both to assess progress and to identify side effects, are described in detail. In addition, the judicious use of antidepressants and benzodiazepines is outlined.

Role of BIM technology in enhancing safety analysis of Iraqi oil projects

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 695-706 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hayder Razzaq Abed ◽  
Wadhah Amer Hatem ◽  
Nidal Adnan Jasim
Keyword(s):  
Safety Analysis

Meditation – a two edged sword for psychosis: a case report

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 247-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Sharma ◽  
S. Singh ◽  
S. Gnanavel ◽  
N. Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Antipsychotic Medication ◽  
Health Benefits ◽  
Temporal Correlation ◽  
Spiritual Health ◽  
Psychotic Symptoms ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Precipitating Factor

Meditation is believed to have many health benefits apart from enhancing spiritual health. However, there is evidence that meditation may even lead to psychosis or worsen it in some cases. The aim of this paper is to present a case and discuss the role of meditation as a precipitating factor to psychosis. A 27-year-old male presented with psychotic symptoms with a temporal correlation with meditation. He was then successfully treated with antipsychotic medication and is maintaining well. This case report highlights the possibility that intense meditation could precipitate psychosis in vulnerable individuals. However, there are several beneficial effects of meditation in patients with psychosis if practiced with caution.

scholarly journals The role of psychiatrists in developing the skills of dementia care workers

2011 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 372-380 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julian Mason ◽  
Adetokunbo Adeshina
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Community Mental Health ◽  
Antipsychotic Medication ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Core Features

SummaryA recommendation of the UK's National Dementia Strategy is to develop the skills of the care workers who provide day-to-day care for people with dementia. On the basis of a systematic review of the literature, we suggest evidence-based areas in which the skills of care workers can be developed to reduce the incidence of difficult behaviour and the use of antipsychotic medication in dementia. We discuss core features of carer training, education and practice. Psychiatrists involved in the training of carers can teach new skills to carers. Psychiatrists in community mental health teams can, through leadership and clinical liaison, reinforce and enable these skills in care homes, domiciliary services and in-patient settings serving people with dementia.

Pharmacological approaches

2019 ◽  
pp. 85-94
Author(s):  
Navneet Kapur ◽  
Robert Goldney
Keyword(s):  
Nmda Receptor ◽  
Psychiatric Disorder ◽  
Antipsychotic Medication ◽  
Pharmacological Treatment ◽  
Nmda Receptor Antagonist ◽  
Research Interest ◽  
Mood Stabilizers ◽  
Short Acting ◽  
The Subject

This chapter discusses the role of pharmacological approaches to the treatment of people who present with suicidal thoughts or behaviours. Use of medication has been controversial, particularly for children. However, the balance of evidence suggests that if there is a psychiatric disorder for which there is an effective pharmacological treatment, then this treatment should be offered. Antidepressants, mood stabilizers (particularly lithium), and antipsychotic medication can reduce suicidality. Ketamine, a short-acting anaesthetic and NMDA receptor antagonist, is potentially useful and is the subject of much research interest for its possible role in treatment.

scholarly journals Role of street patterns in zone-based traffic safety analysis

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 2416-2422 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiang Guo ◽  
Xin Pei ◽  
Dan-ya Yao ◽  
Sze-chun Wong
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Safety ◽  
Safety Analysis
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