Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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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.
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Perversion
An imprecise term used to designate sexual variance. Sexual deviation. A form of behaviour which is thought to be unnatural, dangerous or disgusting. Action considered unnatural or abnormal, especially a sexual activity deviating from what is considered normal. Any abnormal sexual behavior. (An equivalent term with less derogatory implications is deviation.) The abnormality may be…
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Persuasion
A therapeutic approach based on direct suggestion and guidance intended to influence favorably patients’ attitudes, behaviors, and goals. The act of influencing the thinking or behavior of others.
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