Category: S
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Sundowning
A state of increased agitation, activity, confusion, and negative behaviors that occurs at the end of the day and may continue into the night. Sundowning is a common symptom in people with dementia or psychosis. Increased level of confusion, restlessness, and confusion in the late afternoon and evening hours in patients with dementia. Confusion or…
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Sumatriptan
A serotonin agonist used to reduce the pain of an acute migraine headache. Marketed under the brand name imitrex. A drug which helps to narrow the blood vessels, used in the treatment of acute migraine. Injectable medication used in the treatment of migraine headache; generally, relief occurs within ten minutes after its injection; side effects…
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Suk-yeong
A culture-specific syndrome.
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Sukra prameha
A culture-specific syndrome.
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Suicide
Deliberate taking of one’s own life. A self-destructive act. The ninth leading cause of death for all ages. The second leading cause of death among those 18-24 years of age. Many attempts at are planned, deliberate acts of aggression or hostility toward oneself. Often the act is essentially a reaction to a crisis of despair…
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Suicidal ideation
The presence of suicidal thoughts or plans. Many people with major depression or panic disorder may have such symptoms, even if only transiently, or in a vague, nonspecific way. Suicidal ideation describes destructive thoughts and plans about dying. All people may occasionally experience such thoughts, but in a suicidal person they are uncontrollable and chronic.…
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Suggestion
The process of influencing a patient to accept an idea, a belief, or an attitude suggested by the therapist. An idea which has been mentioned. The process of making a person’s ideas change, by suggesting different ideas which the person can accept, such as that he or she is in fact cured. The process of…
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Suggestibility
Uncritical compliance or acceptance of an idea, a belief, or an attribute. A mental state in which somebody just accepts other people’s ideas, attitudes or instructions, without questioning them. It is usually increased under hypnosis.
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Succinylcholine
A short-acting depolarizing-type skeletal muscle relaxant used intravenously in anesthesia. Also used in conjunction with electroconvulsive therapy (ETC) to minimize the possibility of complications. A muscle relaxant used to prevent bone fractures during electroconvulsive therapy. Striated muscle relaxant used as an adjunct to anesthesia during certain surgical procedures. Adverse effects include respiratory depression and cardiac…
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Subthalamic nucleus
A small lens-shaped nucleus in the brain where it is a part of the basal ganglia system, located ventral to the thalamus and dorsal to the substantia nigra. Chronic stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus, called deep brain stimulation (DBS), is used to treat patients with parkinson’s disease. A collection of gray matter, shaped like a…