نتایج جستجو برای: involuntary treatment
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T remor is the most common involuntary movement disorder. It is differentiated from other involuntary movement disorders, such as chorea, athetosis, ballismus, tics, and myoclonus, by its repetitive, stereotyped, movements of a regular amplitude and frequency. Tremor can be defined as an involuntary, rhythmic, periodic, mechanical oscillation of a body part. Since small-amplitude tremors may no...
Hyperkinetic movements are unwanted or excess movements that are frequently seen in children with neurologic disorders. They are an important clinical finding with significant implications for diagnosis and treatment. However, the lack of agreement on standard terminology and definitions interferes with clinical treatment and research. We describe definitions of dystonia, chorea, athetosis, myo...
Involuntary movement is one of the most disturbing and problematic side effects of L-dopa in the treatment of Parkinsonism. Several attempts have been made to reduce this complication, such as an addition of adjuvant, (4) and use of slow release L-dopa. However, the problem remains unsolved probably because hyperkinesis occurs when the akinesis of Parkinonism is overcorrected by L-dopa and prod...
The figures and rates of involuntary admissions to psychiatric hospitals have been considerably under discussion in recent years in German psychiatry. In the first part, this presentation reviews the relevant publications, the metholodological problems related to the topic and draws conclusions on several issues, e.g. the admission procedures in the community sector of West German mental health...
Nocturnal Enuresis affects 15% to 20% of 5-year-old children, 5% 10-year-old and 1% 2% people aged 15 years over. Without treatment, affected children will become dry each year [1] also called bed wetting is involuntary urination while asleep after the age at which staying night can be reasonably expected. Homoeopathy has a Great scope in treatment because its dynamic, individual holistic conce...
BACKGROUND The use of involuntary admission in psychiatry may be necessary to enable treatment and prevent harm, yet remains controversial. Mental health laws in high-income countries typically permit coercive treatment of persons with mental disorders to restore health or prevent future harm. Criteria intended to regulate practice leave scope for discretion. The values and beliefs of staff may...
This article examines the clinical and legal aspects of the involuntary intoxication defense, primarily as it relates to violent acts perpetrated by minor and adult patients who have been prescribed selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and related psychoactive medications in a therapeutic context. The Model Penal Code recognizes the involuntary intoxication defense and its potential ...
This study evaluates loss to follow-up in a methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) program for patients dependent on opioid analgesics in a community in eastern Canada. Data were collected using the Addiction Severity Index Lite. The probability of loss to follow-up was evaluated using a time-to-event analysis. Involuntary and voluntary program discharges were treated separately as the outcomes ...
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Although repetitive involuntary movements are a well-recognized manifestation of carotid occlusive disease, similar movements have not been reported with a lacunar infarction outside of the basal ganglia or subthalamic nucleus. We describe a man with tonic spasms associated with a lacunar infarction in the right ventral pons. CASE DESCRIPTION Involuntary tonic spasms of...
The 2003 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Sell v. U.S. dealt with the involuntary administration of antipsychotic medication to an incompetent pretrial defendant. The Court’s holding set forth what has quickly become known as the “Sell criteria.” These four criteria can be paraphrased as: (1) Did the defendant commit a serious crime? (2) Is there a substantial likelihood that involuntary medicati...
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