Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and its treatment

Mar 19, 2017 by in PSYCHIATRY Comments Off on Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and its treatment

html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> 8 Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and its treatment Question One A 15-year-old with inattentive-type attention deficit hyperactivity disorder has a hard time staying focused on…

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Disorders of sleep and wakefulness and their treatment

Mar 19, 2017 by in PSYCHIATRY Comments Off on Disorders of sleep and wakefulness and their treatment

html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> 7 Disorders of sleep and wakefulness and their treatment Question One Denise is a 32-year-old patient with shift work disorder who reports that she is having…

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Anxiety disorders and anxiolytics

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html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> 5 Anxiety disorders and anxiolytics Question One A 35-year-old female presents to your office and begins to divulge her frequent worries: ever since she was young…

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Chronic pain and its treatment

Mar 19, 2017 by in PSYCHIATRY Comments Off on Chronic pain and its treatment

html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> 6 Chronic pain and its treatment Question One A 34-year-old woman with fibromyalgia, generalized anxiety disorder, and depression is currently taking several psychotropic medications, including alprazolam,…

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Gamma-Hydroxybutyrate (Sodium Oxybate): From the Initial Synthesis to the Treatment of Narcolepsy–Cataplexy and Beyond

Mar 18, 2017 by in PSYCHIATRY Comments Off on Gamma-Hydroxybutyrate (Sodium Oxybate): From the Initial Synthesis to the Treatment of Narcolepsy–Cataplexy and Beyond

Fig. 63.1 Henri Laborit (1914-1995). GHB discoverer and synthesizer First Clinical Trials These seemingly unique properties led initially to the use of GHB in the treatment of patients suffering from…

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REM Sleep Behavior Disorder

Mar 18, 2017 by in PSYCHIATRY Comments Off on REM Sleep Behavior Disorder

Fig. 45.1 Patient #4 from the original reported series of RBD cases in 1986 [2] demonstrates a “home remedy” he resorted to using in desperation to prevent himself from leaping…

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Sleep and Stroke

Mar 18, 2017 by in PSYCHIATRY Comments Off on Sleep and Stroke

Fig. 31.1 Afferent and efferent connections of the medullary respiratory center. (From Fig. 19.4, [13], with permission) Fig. 31.2 Neuroanatomy of the medullary respiratory center. The brain stem showing in a…

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Sleep Models

Mar 18, 2017 by in PSYCHIATRY Comments Off on Sleep Models

Fig. 57.1 Major frameworks for modeling sleep-wake rhythms [37]. S/W and Temp denote sleep-wake and temperature rhythms, respectively. a Two process framework integrating homeostatic and circadian regulations. b Multioscillator framework…

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Development and Impact of Brain Imaging Techniques

Mar 18, 2017 by in PSYCHIATRY Comments Off on Development and Impact of Brain Imaging Techniques

(1) Cyclotron Research Centre, University of Liège, Allée du 6 Août, 8, 4000 Liège, Belgium     Julien Q. M. Ly Email: pmaquet@ulg.ac.be KeywordsNeuroimaging techniquesStructural neuroimagingPositron emission tomographyFunctional magnetic resonance imagingSleepSleep disorders…

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