Substance-Related Disorders - Etiology
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Substance abuse is associated with increased extrapyramidal symptoms in schizophrenia: a meta-analysis.

13 Jul 2009 BACKGROUND: Psychoactive substances (PAS) may interact with antipsychotics in the development of extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) in schizophrenia. PAS exert acute and chronic impacts on the basal ganglia. Clinical data have been gathered about the ... Read more...

Withdrawal phenomena and dependence syndrome after the consumption of "spice gold".

Jul 2009 BACKGROUND: "Spice" and other herbal blends were marketed in Germany until January 2009 as substances purportedly exerting similar effects to cannabis, yet containing no cannabinoids. These products were recently forbidden in Germany under the ... Read more...

[Zolpidem dependence and withdrawal seizure]

29 Jun 2009 Zolpidem is an imidazopiridine with hypnotic properties. Compared to benzodiazepines, zolpidem has a mechanism of action that is thought to reduce the risk of dependence or abuse. However, in the past 10 years, several cases of zolpidem abuse, ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Substance-Related Disorders - Etiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Public accountability in addiction treatment. 8 Oct 2009
• Zolpidem dependence in a geriatric patient: a case report. 29 Sep 2009
• [Expert opinion on opioid therapy of non-tumorous pain] 28 Jul 2009
• Substance abuse is associated with increased extrapyramidal symptoms in schizophrenia: a meta-analysis. 13 Jul 2009
• Withdrawal phenomena and dependence syndrome after the consumption of "spice gold". Jul 2009
• [Zolpidem dependence and withdrawal seizure] 29 Jun 2009
• [Borderline personality disorder, a pseudo structure?] 29 Jun 2009
• ["Borderline" personality disorder] 29 Jun 2009
• [Neuro-enhancement. Brain doping] 29 Jun 2009
• [Neuro-enhancement from an addiction specialist's viewpoint] 29 Jun 2009
• Parent, family, and neighborhood effects on the development of child substance use and other psychopathology from preschool to the start of adulthood. 29 Jun 2009
• When a patient's chronic pain gets worse. 29 Jun 2009
• Perceived neighborhood fear and drug use among young adults. 29 Jun 2009
• Unsuspected exposure to cocaine in preschool children from a Mediterranean city detected by hair analysis. 30 May 2009
• [Frontal symptoms in substance abusers under treatment using the Spanish version of the Frontal System Behaviour Scale] 30 May 2009
• The plastic phenomenon underlying the associative processes in the addictive properties of diazepam and other psychoactive drugs. 30 May 2009
• [Treatment strategies in anxiety disorders--an update] 30 May 2009
• The neighborhood effects of disrupted family processes on adolescent substance use. 18 May 2009
• Neurobiology and systems physiology of the endocannabinoid system. 9 May 2009
• Drug abuse: vulnerability and transition to addiction. 9 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Substance-Related Disorders'

Definition: Disorders related to substance abuse, the side effects of a medication, toxin exposure, and ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS.

Descriptor UI: D019966

Alternative terms: Substance-Related Disorders; Drug Dependence; Dependence, Drug; Drug Addiction; Addiction, Drug; Drug Habituation; Habituation, Drug; Drug Usage; Usage, Drug; Substance Use Disorders; Disorder, Substance Use; Substance Use Disorder; Glue Sniffing; Sniffing, Glue; Organic Mental Disorders, Substance-Induced; Organic Mental Disorders, Substance Induced; Substance Abuse; Abuse, Substance; Abuses, Substance; Substance Abuses; Substance Dependence; Dependence, Substance; Substance Addiction; Addiction, Substance; Drug Abuse; Abuse, Drug; Drug Use Disorders; Disorder, Drug Use; Drug Use Disorder;

Related Mesh Headings: Drug and Narcotic Control; Psychoses, Alcoholic; Street Drugs; Designer Drugs; Codependency (Psychology); Alcohol-Related Disorders;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; classification; complications; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C21.739; F03.900;

History Note: 98(63)

Technical Notes: consider also PSYCHOSES, SUBSTANCE-INDUCED or PSYCHOSES, ALCOHOLIC; /diag: consider SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION