Category: S
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Sarafem
Brand name for a formulation of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressant drug fluoxetine marketed for treatment of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD).
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Saphris
Brand name for the atypical antipsychotic drug asenapine.
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Sangue dormido
A syndrome found among Portuguese Cape Verde Islanders and its immigrants, that includes pain, numbness, tremor, paralysis, convulsions, stroke, blindness, heart attack, infection, and miscarriage.
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Sanfilippo syndrome
A fatal genetic condition due to enzyme deficiencies affecting the breakdown of heparan sulfate. The syndrome is characterized by progressive intellectual disability, mild dwarfism, and other skeletal disorders. Severe neurological deterioration is accompanied by rapid deterioration of social and adaptive skills.
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Sam-e (S-adenosyl-L-methionine)
A natural substance made from the amino acid methionine and the compound adenosine triphosphate, sometimes used by individuals to treat mild depression. Sam-e has not been approved by the food and drug administration (FDA) to treat depressive disorders.
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Sadomasochistic relationship
Enjoyment of suffering by one person of an interacting couple with a complementary enjoyment in inflicting pain in the other.
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Sadism
The seeking of pleasure in or the fantasy of inflicting pain or humiliation on another. The term also refers to a paraphilia in which conscious sexual excitement is derived from inflicting pain or humiliation. Pleasure derived from inflicting physical or psychological pain or abuse on others. The sexual significance of sadistic wishes or behavior may…
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Schizotypal personality disorder
Characterized by a combination of discomfort with, and reduced capacity for, close relationships and cognitive or perceptual distortions and eccentricities of behavior. Possible manifestations include odd beliefs or magical thinking inconsistent with cultural norms; unusual perceptual experiences including bodily illusions; odd thinking and speech; no (or only one) close friends because of lack of desire,…
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Schizoid personality disorder
Characterized by detachment from social relationships and restricted emotional range in interpersonal settings. The individual tends not to desire or enjoy close relationships, prefers solitary activities, appears indifferent to praise or criticism, has no (or only one) close friends or confidants, and is emotionally cold or detached. A personality disorder characterized by shyness, oversensitivity, seclusiveness,…
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Somatic hallucination
Perception of a physical sensation within the body, such as a feeling of electricity running through one’s body. A sensation of pain attributed to visceral injury.