Psychiatry

Psychiatry

The practice or science of diagnosing and treating mental disorders

Contributors in Psychiatry

Psychiatry

A medication or illegal drug that is either derived from the opium poppy, or that mimics the effect of an opiate (a synthetic opiate). Opiate drugs are narcotic sedatives that depress activity of the ...

Neuralgia

Health care; Psychiatry

Localised pain in the area of involvement of shingles that persists beyond one month. The most common complication of shingles is postherpetic neuralgia. This occurs when the pain associated with ...

Cocaine

Health care; Psychiatry

A Narcotic (alkaloid) extracted from coca leaves; used as a surface anaesthetic or taken for pleasure; can become powerfully addictive

Crack

Health care; Psychiatry

A kokacserjéből készült "pogácsából" magas hő hatására kipárolgó tiszta kokain. A krakk használata rövid idő alatt függőséghez vezet. Euforizáló hatása rendkívül gyorsan elillan és hamar helyére lép ...

Methadone

Health care; Psychiatry

A synthetic opiate. The most common medical use for methadone is as a legal substitute for heroin in treatment programmes for drug addiction. It is usually administered to participating addicts daily ...

Serotonin

Health care; Psychiatry

A hormone, also called 5-hydroxytryptamine, in the pineal gland, blood platelets, the digestive tract, and the brain. Serotonin acts both as a chemical messenger that transmits nerve signals between ...

Addiction

Health care; Psychiatry

Addiction is a complex brain disease involving altered function of reward and motivation systems. It includes substance abuse as well as behavioural problems such as abuse of gambling and video ...