Glossary

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  • Cocaine

    Cocaine

    A naturally occurring stimulant drug found in the leaves of the coca plant, erythroxylon coca. Its systemic effects include nervous system stimulation, manifested by garrulousness, restlessness, excitement, delusional ideas, a false feeling of increased strength and mental capacity, and epileptic seizures. Signs and symptoms are the same as in amphetamine intoxication. Symptoms and signs are…

  • Coactive strategy

    The use of more than one medication to achieve a desired response. Combination is the use of two or more medications with different mechanisms of action but within the same overall class, such as the use of two antidepressants to treat refractory depression. Augmentation is the addition of one or more medications to enhance the…

  • Cluster suicides

    Multiple suicides, usually among adolescents, in a circumscribed time and area. A situation in which several people in the same community attempt to kill themselves within a short period of time.  

  • Clozaril

    An atypical antipsychotic agent used to treat refractory schizophrenia. The brand name for clozapine.  

  • Clozapine

    An atypical antipsychotic medication used to treat refractory schizophrenia. Marketed under the brand names clozaril and fazaclo. An antipsychotic drug used to treat schizophrenic patients who have not responded to other treatments or who have suffered serious side-effects from them. Improvement is gradual and it may be several weeks before severe symptoms are relieved. The…

  • Clorazepate

    A benzodiazepine anxiolytic medication used to treat anxiety disorders, insomnia, and acute alcohol withdrawal. Marketed under the brand name tranxene.  

  • Clonidine

    An alpha2-adrenergic receptor agonist originally developed to treat hypertension but also effective in treating various other conditions, such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (for insomnia secondary to stimulant medications), tic disorders (including tourette’s disorder), alcohol withdrawal, opiate (narcotic) detoxification, and restless legs syndrome. Marketed under the brand name catapres. An antihypertensive drug known to reduce narcotic…

  • Clonazepam

    A benzodiazepine anxiolytic medication used to treatvarious anxiety disorders, such as panic disorder and adjustment disorder with anxiety, as well as insomnia. Clonazepam is also used to treat seizure disorders. Marketed under the brand name Klonopin. A drug used to treat epilepsy. A drug with anticonvulsant properties, used to treat epilepsy and other conditions involving…

  • Clomipramine

    A tricyclic antidepressant medication approved for the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Marketed under the brand name Anafranil. A drug used to treat depression, phobias and obsessive-compulsive disorder. A drug used to treat various depressive states. It is administered by mouth or injection; common side-effects are dry mouth and blurred vision. Within the realm of mental…

  • Clock drawing test

    A simple test that can be used as a part of a neurological examination or as a screening tool for Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia. The person undergoing testing is asked to draw a clock, put in all the numbers, and set the hands at ten past eleven. The clock drawing test can…