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Definition Vocational rehabilitation (VR) is a set of services offered to individuals with mental or physical disabilities. These services are designed to enable participants to attain skills, resources, attitudes, and expectations needed to compete in the interview process, get a job, and keep a job. Services offered may also help an individual retrain for employment [...]
[#3: Edit Options>MightyAdsense>Adsense Code] Definition Valproic acid is an anticonvulsant (anti-seizure) drug. In the United States, valproic acid is also known as valproate, and is sold under the brand name Depakene. Purpose The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recognizes valproic acid for the treatment of epilepsy and for mania that occurs with bipolar [...]
Definition Dementia is a decline in a person’s mental capacities and intellectual abilities that is great enough to affect the person’s normal daily functioning. Vascular dementia is dementia that is caused by disease of the blood vessels of the brain (cerebrovascular disease). Description Vascular dementia is caused by cerebrovascular disease that occurs almost entirely in [...]
Definition Valerian is an herbal remedy derived from the dried roots of the valerian plant, Valeriana officinalis. The plant belongs to the Valerianaceae family. It has been used for over a thousand years as a mild sedative and hypnotic (a preparation that brings on sleep). Valerian is native to Europe and parts of Asia; it [...]
Definition Venlafaxine is an antidepressant available in the United States under the trade name of Effexor or Effexor XR. Purpose Venlafaxine is used to treat depression and generalized anxiety disorder. It has also been used to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder and irritable bowel syndrome. Description Venlafaxine is an antidepressant. It has actions common to both the [...]
Definition Urine drug screening, or toxicological screening, is a process of chemical analysis designed to test patients for drug abuse, or to insure that a patient is substance-free before undergoing a medical procedure. Description Urine drug screening can be used to evaluate possible accidental or intentional overdose or poisoning, to assess the type and amount [...]
Definition Undifferentiated somatoform disorder occurs when a person has physical complaints for more than six months that cannot be attributed to a medical condition. If there is a medical condition present, the complaints must be far more severe than can be accounted for by the presence of the medical problem. Description The physical complaints that [...]
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Definition Trimipramine is an oral tricyclic antidepressant. It is sold in the United States under the brand name Surmontil. Purpose Trimipramine is used primarily to treat depression and to treat the combination of symptoms of anxiety and depression. Like most antidepressants of this chemical and pharmacological class, trimipramine has also been used in limited numbers [...]
Definition Trihexyphenidyl is classified as an antiparkinsonian agent. It is sold in the United States under the brand name Artane and is also available under its generic name. Purpose Trihexyphenidyl is used to treat a group of side effects (called parkinsonian side effects) that include tremors, difficulty walking, and slack muscle tone. These side effects [...]
Definition Trifluoperazine is a phenothiazine antipsychotic agent. In the United States, this drug is sold under the brand name Stelazine. Purpose Trifluoperazine is a drug used to treat psychotic disorders, agitation, and dementia. Description Trifluoperazine is an effective agent in treating symptoms of psychotic behavior. When used for the treatment of schizophrenia, trifluoperazine reduces symptoms [...]