Category: P
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Phenobarbital
A barbiturate (a class of central nervous system [CNS] depressants with potent sedative and hypnotic properties) that is potentially addictive and lethal in overdose. For this reason, phenobarbital is seldom prescribed for treatment of anxiety or insomnia; however, it is still used as an anticonvulsant to control seizures. Barbiturate used as a sedative to treat…
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Phenelzine
An antidepressant that is a potent inhibitor of monoamine oxidase; used in the treatment of depression, especially in patients with atypical symptoms, such as rejection sensitivity, anxiety, and hypersomnia. Also used to treat certain anxiety disorders. Marketed under the brand name nardil. An MAO inhibitor, used as an antidepressant. Monoamine oxidase inhibitor used to treat…
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Phencyclidine-related disorders
in dsm-iv-tr, a group of mental disorders that includes Phencyclidine (PCP) (or related substance) dependence; pcp abuse; pcp intoxication; PCP intoxication delirium; PCP-induced psychotic disorder, with delusions or hallucinations; PCP-induced mood disorder; and PCP-induced anxiety disorder.
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Phase-of-life problem
Difficulty in adapting to a particular developmental phase that is not due to a mental disorder. Some examples are entering school, leaving parental control, and starting a new career. Other examples are the changes involved in marriage, divorce, or retirement.
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Pharmacotherapy
The treatment of a disease through the use of pharmaceutical agents. The use of drugs to treat conditions, especially psychiatric disorders. The use of medicine in treatment of disease.
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Pharmacogenomics
The interaction between genetic factors and therapeutic drugs. This term applies to the study of variability in the genetic basis of disease susceptibility and drug responses at a population level. The study of the relationship between a person’s genetic makeup and response to drug treatments. Also termed pharmacogenetics the use of human genetic variations to…
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Pharmacogenetics
The interaction between genetic factors and therapeutic drugs. Generally, the term is used to describe the study of the genetic bases for individual responses to drugs. Psychiatric pharmacogenetics is a burgeoning area, which constitutes a major arm of current psychiatric research. Ultimately, the goal is to use the patient’s genotype to predict both the response…
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Phantom limb
A phenomenon frequently experienced by amputees in which sensations, often painful, appear to originate in the amputated extremity. A condition in which someone seems to feel sensations in a limb which has been amputated. The sensation that an arm or leg, or part of an arm or leg, is still attached to the body after…
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Pexeva
Brand name for the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressant drug paroxetine mesylate.
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Pet therapy
The use of tranquil domestic animals (e.g., dogs and cats) to provide comfort and solace to patients with dementia or major psychiatric disorders during visits conducted by a person overseeing the animals.