Category: H

A form of group practice by physicians and supporting personnel to provide comprehensive health services to an enrolled group of subscribers who pay a fixed premium to belong. Emphasis is on maintaining the health of the enrollees as well as treating their illnesses. HMOs must include psychiatric benefits to receive federal support. An organizational health…

Enacted by congress in 1996, this act required the department of health and human services to establish national standards for electronic health care transactions and national identifiers for providers, health plans, and employers. It also addressed the security and privacy of health data. Title i of hipaa protects health insurance coverage for workers and their…

A federal agency within the U.S. Department of health and human services that in 2001 was renamed centers for Medicare and Medicaid services (CMS). The division of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) which administers the Medicare program, the Federal part of the Medicaid program, and related quality assurance activities. The former name…

Term referring to the concept that complete cessation of alcohol and drug abuse should not be the only goal of drug and alcohol programs; a decrease in use and the avoidance of harm to the person and others also should be a goal of treatment. Harm avoidance is also used to describe a personality trait…

A conventional antipsychotic medication (a butyrophenone) used in the treatment of chronic schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders and often used to manage agitation in acutely ill psychiatric patients. Marketed under the brand name haldol. A tranquilliser used in the treatment of schizophrenia, mania and psychoses. Tranquilizer used in the treatment of psychosis and Gilles de…

A condition in which the patient hallucinates in a state of clear consciousness, as in a substance-induced psychotic disorder. Dsm-iv-tr classifies hallucinosis on the basis of whether reality testing about the hallucinatory experiences is intact. In patients whose reality testing is impaired, hallucinosis is termed substanceinduced (e.g., alcohol) psychotic disorder, with hallucinations. In patients whose…

In dsm-iv-tr, a group of mental disorders that includes hallucinogen dependence, hallucinogen abuse, hallucinogen intoxication, hallucinogen persisting perception disorder (flashbacks), hallucinogen intoxication delirium, hallucinogeninduced psychotic disorder, hallucinogen-induced mood disorder, and hallucinogen-induced anxiety disorder.  

A sensory perception in the absence of an actual external stimulus; to be distinguished from an illusion, which is a misperception or misinterpretation of an external stimulus. Hallucinations may involve any of the senses. May occur in any of the senses. An imaginary sensation perceived through any of the five senses; the result of alcohol…

A rare hereditary, degenerative neurological disease, whose onset usually is before adolescence. Symptoms include dystonia, spasticity, and a gradually progressive dementia. Hallervorden-Spatz disease (HSD) is a rare, progressive, neurological movement disorder characterized by extrapyramidal and pyramidal motor symptoms, mental deterioration, and abnormally high deposits of iron in the brain. It is an inherited autosomal recessive…

A specialized residence for patients who do not require full hospitalization but who need an intermediate degree of domiciliary care before returning to independent community living. A treatment center for alcoholics or other drug addicts where they can receive support and are provided with a retreat to withdraw from addiction. A residential home for a…