Category: R

Brand name for the acetylcholinesterase inhibitor drug galantamine.  

A defense mechanism, operating unconsciously, in which an individual attempts to justify or make consciously tolerable by plausible means feelings or behavior that otherwise would be intolerable. Not to be confused with conscious evasion or dissimulation. In psychiatry, defense mechanism in which a person justifies behavior or occurrences by giving reasonable, but not true, explanations.…

An irreversible inhibitor of monoamine oxidase used as monotherapy in early parkinson’s disease or as adjunctive therapy in more advanced cases. Marketed under the brand name azilect.  

The feeling of harmonious accord and mutual responsiveness that contributes to the patient’s confidence in the therapist and willingness to work cooperatively. To be distinguished from transference, which is unconscious Interpersonal relations characterized by a spirit of cooperation, confidence, and harmony. An emotional bond or friendly relationship between people. A relationship of mutual trust and…

Referring to bipolar disorder in which four or more episodes of mood disturbance (manic, hypomanic, or major depressive episode) occur within 1 year. Four or more episodes of depression, mania, hypomania, or other alternating mood disturbances occurring in a single year. Roughly 10% of patients with bipolar illness have this condition; more men than women…

A moderate-sized cluster of nuclei found in the brain stem, whose main function is to release serotonin to the rest of the brain. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants are believed to act in these nuclei, as well as at their targets.  

A statistical term that denotes accuracy by chance or without attention to selection or planning. A statistical term used in sampling which means that every “element” or “event” in the whole “universe” being sampled has an equal chance of being “drawn.” If a hospital wants to know how well patients like the food, for example,…

A nonbenzodiazepine sedative-hypnotic medication approved for long-term use in the treatment of insomnia. Marketed under the brand name rozerem.  

The practice of racial discrimination, segregation, persecution, and domination based on a feeling of racial differences or antagonisms, especially with reference to supposed racial superiority, inferiority, or purity. Assumptions, beliefs, laws, and behavior that area based on the premise that one race is superior to another. Disparaging beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors directed toward individuals or…