psychotropic medication
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpsychotropicandmedication
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psychotropic
adjective
uk/ˌsaɪ.kəˈtrəʊ.pɪk/us/ˌsaɪ.koʊˈtroʊ.pɪk/
Psychotropic drugs or other substances affect ...
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medication
noun[C or U]
uk/ˌmed.ɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌmed.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/
a medicine, or a set of medicines or drugs, used to improve a particular condition ...
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All groups consisted of adults not usingpsychotropicmedication.
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None of the controls was taking anypsychotropicmedication.
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As states assess theirpsychotropicmedicationbudgets, can a case be made that increased spending for psychotropic medication has measurably improved mental health outcomes?
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No subjects were onpsychotropicmedication, which might have affected neuropsychological test performance.
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None of non-bipolar co-twins or controls used anypsychotropicmedication.
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They had all been free ofpsychotropicmedicationfor at least 1 month.
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The brevity of the originalpsychotropicmedicationsection did not allow for such subtleties.
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Subjects were withdrawn at the time they changed their dose of apsychotropicmedication.
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Information was also obtained on all psychiatric treatment received over the followup period, includingpsychotropicmedication.
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For example, although prescribedpsychotropicmedicationwas included, non-prescribed medication was not.
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No associations were found between personality disorder and physical function status, the prescription ofpsychotropicmedicationor participant satisfaction.
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This may involve judicious use ofpsychotropicmedicationor alternatively, behavioural or environmental interventions may be suggested.
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At 3-month follow-up, only social disability\\ avoidance, disfigurement, and pre-treatmentpsychotropicmedicationentered the regression equation.
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A complementary interpretation is that the non-disabled cases were able to function because ofpsychotropicmedication.
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It excluded individuals who reported any history of psychiatric disorder or currentpsychotropicmedicationin a self-report questionnaire.
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None of the eight male patients had receivedpsychotropicmedication, including benzodiazepines, for at least 3 years prior to study.
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Subjects were free ofpsychotropicmedicationfor 2 weeks prior to the study and had no significant medical illness.
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Information on the level ofpsychotropicmedicationin residential homes is not available.
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Ninety-three participants were referred to secondary care on at least one occasion and 45 participants were prescribedpsychotropicmedicationon at least one occasion.
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In particular, complex relationships may exist between the symptoms motivating the prescription ofpsychotropicmedication, the putative effects of benzodiazepines, and cognitive functioning.
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Care was taken to avoid treatment with one of the study medications during the index-phase and to avoid rapid withdrawal of anypsychotropicmedication.
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Nurses were highly skilled in the administration and monitoring ofpsychotropicmedicationbut were unable to spend time developing collaborative relationships with patients.
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Patients' records indicated that 46 % of the experimental group and 35 % of the control group were takingpsychotropicmedicationat the time of first assessment.
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In order to perform studies of severely depressed patients and to avoid selection bias towards less distressed patients, subjects onpsychotropicmedicationwere included.
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