withdrawal syndrome
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Withdrawal syndrome — A withdrawal syndrome, also called a discontinuation syndrome, occurs when a person suddenly stops taking or reduces the dosage of some types of medications. The risk of a discontinuation syndrome occurring increases with dosage and length of use … Wikipedia
withdrawal syndrome — Pharm. a spectrum of physical and behavioral symptoms following cessation from the continuous use of an addictive drug, the character and severity of the symptoms depending upon the particular drug and the daily dose. * * * … Universalium
withdrawal syndrome — range of psychological and physiological symptoms that generally affect someone who has ceased an addictive habit (especially the use of narcotics) … English contemporary dictionary
withdrawal syndrome — Pharm. a spectrum of physical and behavioral symptoms following cessation from the continuous use of an addictive drug, the character and severity of the symptoms depending upon the particular drug and the daily dose … Useful english dictionary
Benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome — ] Various studies have shown between 20–100% of patients prescribed benzodiazepines at therapeutic dosages long term are physically dependent and will experience withdrawal symptoms. [cite book |last= Ashton |first= CH |editor= A Baum, S. Newman … Wikipedia
Alcohol withdrawal syndrome — is the set of symptoms seen when an individual reduces or stops alcohol consumption after prolonged period of excessive alcohol intake. Excessive misuse of alcohol leads to tolerance, physical dependence and an alcohol withdrawal… … Wikipedia
Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome — ( PAWS ) (also sometimes referred to as post withdrawal syndrome or protracted withdrawal syndrome) is a set of persistent impairments that occur after withdrawal from alcohol, benzodiazepines or other substances. [cite journal |author=Miller FT… … Wikipedia
Withdrawal — For other uses, see Withdrawal (disambiguation). Withdrawal Classification and external resources ICD 10 F10.3 F19.3 ICD … Wikipedia
Syndrome — In medicine and psychology, the term syndrome refers to the association of several clinically recognizable features, signs (observed by a physician), symptoms (reported by the patient), phenomena or characteristics that often occur together, so… … Wikipedia
withdrawal hallucination — A term used to denote a hallucination which occurs in the context of withdrawal from a chemical substance such as alcohol, a drug, or therapeutic. Some common examples of withdrawal hallucinations are alcohol withdrawal hallucination, cocaine… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
