scholarly journals The use of psychoactive substances in the treatment of mental disorders

2021 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 219-246
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Karaś ◽  
Katarzyna Groblińska ◽  
Krzysztof Szczygieł ◽  
Jerzy Samochowiec
Keyword(s):  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Psychoactive Substances

scholarly journals Models and algorithms for health and social care of adolescents with addictive behavior, who use psychoactive substances

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 102-105
Author(s):  
S. I. Tabachnikov ◽  
Ye. M. Kharchenko ◽  
T. V. Sinitska ◽  
A. M. Chepurna ◽  
O. V. Kioseva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Addictive Behavior ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
Mental Illnesses ◽  
Psychoactive Substances ◽  
Health And Social Care

Background. The use of various psychoactive substances by adolescents and young people is the actual medical, psychological and social problem, which, unfortunately, has not yet been properly addressed. It should be noted that early diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders that occur the use of psychoactive substances (both episodic and systematic ones) for this contingent of respondents is a very complex issue, closely related to the destigmatization of psychiatric care, the success of psychoeducational projects on microsocial and family macrosocial (staff of educational institutions, social services, general practice) levels. It is periodically detection and early care in the vast majority of cases which have been determined the prognosis of mental illnesses and social consequences. Objective – based on a systematic, interdisciplinary approach we have the purpose to develop a model and the algorithm for providing medical and social care to adolescents with addictive behavior who use psychoactive substances. Materials and methods. A systematic, interdisciplinary approach is used. Results. Trends in the use of psychoactive substances by adolescents and young people will be described in such a way. Most of the respondents when taking various psychoactive substances were mainly in the area of relatively “safe” (1-7 points) or “dangerous use” (8-15 points), but without harmful effects or states of dependence. For adolescents with addictive behavior who used psychoactive substances, depending on the degree of use, we developed a model and the algorithm for medical and social care. Proposed measures were mainly psychotherapeutic and psychocorrectional in their nature. Conclusions. Based on the obtained data, the study and testing of addictive behavior of adolescents, the influence of social factors, premorbid mental disorders were developed and a model and the algorithm for providing medical and social care to adolescents who use psychoactive substances at different levels of care were tested.

Reductionist thinking and animal models in neuropsychiatric research

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole M. Baran
Keyword(s):  
Animal Models ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Neuropsychiatric Disorders ◽  
Model Organisms ◽  
Developmental Genetic ◽  
Term Study ◽  
Genetic And Environmental Factors ◽  
Mechanisms Of Plasticity

AbstractReductionist thinking in neuroscience is manifest in the widespread use of animal models of neuropsychiatric disorders. Broader investigations of diverse behaviors in non-model organisms and longer-term study of the mechanisms of plasticity will yield fundamental insights into the neurobiological, developmental, genetic, and environmental factors contributing to the “massively multifactorial system networks” which go awry in mental disorders.

Assessing Mental and Behavioral Disorder Impairment: Overview of Sixth Edition Approaches

2008 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Norma Leclair ◽  
Steve Leclair ◽  
Robert Barth
Keyword(s):  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Behavioral Disorders ◽  
Psychotic Disorders ◽  
Behavioral Disorder ◽  
Behavioral Impairment ◽  
Central Nervous System Damage ◽  
Brain Functioning ◽  
Sixth Edition ◽  
Diagnostic And Statistical Manual ◽  
Mental And Behavioral Disorders

Abstract Chapter 14, Mental and Behavioral Disorders, in the AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment (AMA Guides), Sixth Edition, defines a process for assessing permanent impairment, including providing numeric ratings, for persons with specific mental and behavioral disorders. These mental disorders are limited to mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and psychotic disorders, and this chapter focuses on the evaluation of brain functioning and its effects on behavior in the absence of evident traumatic or disease-related objective central nervous system damage. This article poses and answers questions about the sixth edition. For example, this is the first since the second edition (1984) that provides a numeric impairment rating, and this edition establishes a standard, uniform template to translate human trauma or disease into a percentage of whole person impairment. Persons who conduct independent mental and behavioral evaluation using this chapter should be trained in psychiatry or psychology; other users should be experienced in psychiatric or psychological evaluations and should have expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of mental and behavioral disorders. The critical first step in determining a mental or behavioral impairment rating is to document the existence of a definitive diagnosis based on the current edition of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. The article also enumerates the psychiatric disorders that are considered ratable in the sixth edition, addresses use of the sixth edition during independent medical evaluations, and answers additional questions.

When Mental Disorders Suspected, Tools Abound

2006 ◽  
Vol 40 (10) ◽  
pp. 24-25
Author(s):  
KERRI WACHTER
Keyword(s):  
Mental Disorders

Malfunctional Reorganization in the Developing Limbo-Prefrontal System in Animals: Implications for Human Psychoses?

2001 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-14
Author(s):  
Gertraud Teuchert-Noodt ◽  
Ralf R. Dawirs
Keyword(s):  
Prefrontal Cortex ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Dentate Gyrus ◽  
Cognitive Functions ◽  
Experimental Approach ◽  
Regulatory Mechanisms ◽  
Hippocampal Dentate Gyrus ◽  
Non Invasive ◽  
Invasive Method ◽  
Activity Dependent

Abstract: Neuroplasticity research in connection with mental disorders has recently bridged the gap between basic neurobiology and applied neuropsychology. A non-invasive method in the gerbil (Meriones unguiculus) - the restricted versus enriched breading and the systemically applied single methamphetamine dose - offers an experimental approach to investigate psychoses. Acts of intervening affirm an activity dependent malfunctional reorganization in the prefrontal cortex and in the hippocampal dentate gyrus and reveal the dopamine position as being critical for the disruption of interactions between the areas concerned. From the extent of plasticity effects the probability and risk of psycho-cognitive development may be derived. Advance may be expected from insights into regulatory mechanisms of neurogenesis in the hippocampal dentate gyrus which is obviously to meet the necessary requirements to promote psycho-cognitive functions/malfunctions via the limbo-prefrontal circuit.

Angststörungen – von der ICD-10 zur ICD-11

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Timo D. Vloet ◽  
Marcel Romanos
Keyword(s):  
Mental Disorders ◽  
International Classification Of Diseases ◽  
International Classification ◽  
Statistical Manual ◽  
Diagnostic And Statistical Manual ◽  
Dsm 5 ◽  
Classification Of Diseases ◽  
Icd 10

Zusammenfassung. Hintergrund: Nach 12 Jahren Entwicklung wird die 11. Version der International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) von der Weltgesundheitsorganisation (WHO) im Januar 2022 in Kraft treten. Methodik: Im Rahmen eines selektiven Übersichtsartikels werden die Veränderungen im Hinblick auf die Klassifikation von Angststörungen von der ICD-10 zur ICD-11 zusammenfassend dargestellt. Ergebnis: Die diagnostischen Kriterien der generalisierten Angststörung, Agoraphobie und spezifischen Phobien werden angepasst. Die ICD-11 wird auf Basis einer Lebenszeitachse neu organisiert, sodass die kindesaltersspezifischen Kategorien der ICD-10 aufgelöst werden. Die Trennungsangststörung und der selektive Mutismus werden damit den „regulären“ Angststörungen zugeordnet und können zukünftig auch im Erwachsenenalter diagnostiziert werden. Neu ist ebenso, dass verschiedene Symptomdimensionen der Angst ohne kategoriale Diagnose verschlüsselt werden können. Diskussion: Die Veränderungen im Bereich der Angsterkrankungen umfassen verschiedene Aspekte und sind in der Gesamtschau nicht unerheblich. Positiv zu bewerten ist die Einführung einer Lebenszeitachse und Parallelisierung mit dem Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). Schlussfolgerungen: Die entwicklungsbezogene Neuorganisation in der ICD-11 wird auch eine verstärkte längsschnittliche Betrachtung von Angststörungen in der Klinik sowie Forschung zur Folge haben. Damit rückt insbesondere die Präventionsforschung weiter in den Fokus.

“Mechanisms of Mental Disorders”

2016 ◽  
Vol 224 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-57
Author(s):  
Alfons O. Hamm
Keyword(s):  
Mental Disorders
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