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Deep Sleep Therapy — (or Deep Sedation Therapy, DST) was a psychiatric treatment based on the use of psychiatric drugs to induce a coma in patients diagnosed with mental disorder. Induction of deep sleep for psychiatric purposes was first tried by Scottish… … Wikipedia
Sedation — Not to be confused with sedition. Sedation is the reduction of irritability or agitation by administration of sedative drugs, generally to facilitate a medical procedure or diagnostic procedure. Drugs which can be used for sedation include… … Wikipedia
sedation — 1. The act of calming, especially by the administration of a sedative. 2. The state of being calm. [L. sedatio, to calm, allay] * * * se·da·tion si dā shən n 1) the inducing of a relaxed easy state esp. by the use of sedatives 2) a state… … Medical dictionary
sedation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, heavy ▪ mild PREPOSITION ▪ under sedation ▪ The attack victim is currently in hospital, under heavy sed … Collocations dictionary
deep — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} adj. 1 a long way from top to bottom/front to back VERBS ▪ be, look ▪ The water looks very deep there. ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly … Collocations dictionary
deep-sleep therapy — /dip ˈslip θɛrəpi/ (say deep sleep theruhpee) noun a therapy, now discredited, for psychiatric disorders which relies on heavy sedation for long periods of time …
Palliative sedation — In medicine, specifically in end of life care, palliative sedation (also known as terminal sedation, continuous deep sedation, or sedation for intractable distress in the dying/of a dying patient) is the palliative practice of relieving distress… … Wikipedia
Procedural sedation and analgesia — Intervention MeSH D016292 Procedural sedation and analgesia previously referred to as conscious sedation is defined as a technique of administering sedatives or dissociative agents with or without analgesics to induce … Wikipedia
Intravenous sedation — is a method of administering drugs directly into the bloodstream in order to diminish consciousness to a patient. There are various levels of sedation. Conscious sedation has three levels: level 1: awake and calm (no evidence of drowsiness);… … Wikipedia
conscious sedation — n an induced state of sedation characterized by a minimally depressed consciousness such that the patient is able to continuously and independently maintain a patent airway, retain protective reflexes, and remain responsive to verbal commands and … Medical dictionary
