°Thioridazine hydrochloride‚USP. Is a member of the piperizine subgroup of the phenothiazines. Thioridazine occurs as a white or slightly yellow‚ crystalline or micronized powder‚ which is odourless or has a faint odor and is practically insoluble in water and freely soluble in dehydrated alcohol. The drug has sedative and hypotensive activity in common with chlorpromazine and less antiemetic activity. thioridazine is indicated for the treatment of schizophrenic patients who fail to respond
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company co-developed with Sanofi-Aventis. Headquartered in New York City‚ Bristol-Myers Squibb is a huge pharmaceutical firm with such blockbuster cardiovascular drugs as Plavix and Avapro for hypertension. BMY also produces antipsychotic medication Abilify and HIV treatments Reyataz and Sustiva. BMY also has excellent products in immunoscience‚ metabolics‚ neuroscience‚ oncology‚ and virology. BMY has 12 manufacturing plants worldwide and conducts research and development in four countries‚ sells its
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The Effect of Alzheimer’s on the Elderly Senior English Miranda Ormiston 1 Introduction 2 Body a What is Alzheimer’s? i Symptoms 1 Memory 2 Moods 3 Difficulty with everyday activities 4 Confusion 5 Suspicion of loved ones ii Diagnosis 6 Mental Status Testing 7 Physical & Neurological exam 8 Brain imaging & Blood tests b Treatments
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Psychiatric Disorders‚ Diseases‚ and Drugs Marah Lacey-Woods PSY/240 05/05/2013 Dr. RAYMOND MC CLENEN Psychiatric Disorders‚ Diseases‚ and Drugs Schizophrenia is a chronic‚ severe‚ and disabling brain disorder that has affected people throughout history. Schizophrenia is a group of severe brain disorders in which people interpret reality abnormally. Schizophrenia may result in some combination of hallucinations‚ delusions‚ and disordered thinking and behavior. About
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II. TREATMENT MODALITIES FOR SCHIZOPHRENIA Management of schizophrenia depends largely on medications and on psychosocial interventions. No single approach is widely considered effective for all patients‚ though in the United States and most Western countries‚ psychiatric medication is often the primary method of treatment. Currently‚ there is a movement towards utilizing a recovery model that emphasizes hope‚ empowerment and social inclusion‚ though this is not yet a mainstream mental
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Human Growth and Development Research Paper Abstract The following research paper will be written on schizophrenia. I will discuss what schizophrenia is. I will discuss the history behind this chronic disease. Also‚ who is affected by it? In addition‚ how common it is in some people. And‚ I will talk about the different types. Furthermore‚ I will discuss the causes of schizophrenia. If schizophrenia is hereditary? And the different types of symptoms. Also‚ how it is diagnosed. Lastly‚ I will
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Emily Comp Research Paper November 18‚ 2012 Asperger’s Syndrome Approximately 947‚570 Americans have Asperger’s Syndrome (AS)‚ however‚ it is not an easy disorder to explain (Bashe 19). With multiple conditions and characteristics in each case‚ AS is not an easy disorder to diagnose. Asperger’s Syndrome was named after Hans Asperger‚ an Austrian physician‚ who first described the disorder in 1944 after studying a group of children with similar‚ unusual characteristics. However‚ AS was not
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Silver Linings Playbook directed by David O. Russell is based on Pat Solitano‚ a former teacher who was diagnosed with Bipolar 1 Disorder after walking in on his wife cheating with the history teacher from the school they teach at. This paper will compare how the movie portrays Bipolar 1 Disorder‚ and distinguish the differences between the two by using the DSM-V as a resource. In addition‚ the DSM-V made changes to facilitate diagnosing Bipolar 1 and 2 earlier‚ instead of misdiagnosing for another
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Com 100;06 Informative Speech Outline The Effects of Rape on Men and Women Specific Purpose: What effects does rape have on men and women? Central Idea: Rape can leave lasting mental‚ emotional‚ and psychological effects on both men and women. Introduction I. Psychological effects/ treatments II. Emotional/mental effects III. Sexually transmitted infections (Transition) Body I. A. PTSD 1. Three types 2. Treatment B. Dissociation/ Dissociative Identity Disorder
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Medication or Therapy: Treating Psychotic Disorders The history of the concept of psychosis is traced from the time it was coined in 1845 to the present day. Originally‚ psychosis included the category of mental handicap‚ as well as certain other serious mental disorders. But within a year‚ this changed; psychiatric disorders became included under its umbrella heading amidst a confusing array of terminology. The term psychosis stems from the Greek ψύχωσις (psychosis)‚ "a giving soul or life to
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