Neurotic disorders

In terms of pharmacological action, pimozide is similar to haloperidol. It is used in hospitals as well as in outpatient settings for supportive therapy of patients suffering from schizophrenia, paranoid conditions, and mental and neurotic disorders with paranoid characteristics. It is unfit for use in severe psychoses because it does not possess psychomotor-sedative action. It is used for treating patients who suffer from Turretts s syndrome. Pimozide has a number of side effects, many of which are similar to those of phe-nothiazine and a number of others. A synonym of this drug is orap. 

Tyrer P, Seivewright N, Ferguson B, Murphy S, Darling C, Brothwell J et al. (1990). The Nottingham Study of Neurotic Disorder relationship between personality status and symptoms. Psychological Medicine, 20,423-31... 

Oftentimes, the origins of chronic neuroses are rooted in early childhood. Neurotic behavior can evolve under a wide variety of circumstances that include combinations of unfortunate personal and social conditions. There are numerous forms of neuroses and symptoms can vary considerably. Neurotic disorders afflict a large segment of the population, significantly impairing their quality of life. 

Neurotic, stress and somatoform disorders (ICD-10, World Health Organisation) Anxiety disorders (DSM-IV, American Psychiatric Association)... 

In clinical psychiatric terms, the affective disorders can be subdivided into unipolar and bipolar disorders. Unipolar depression is also known as psychotic depression, endogenous depression, idiopathic depression and major depressive disorder. Bipolar disorder is now recognised as being heterogeneous bipolar disorder I is equivalent to classical manic depressive psychosis, or manic depression, while bipolar disorder II is depression with hypomania (Dean, 2002). Unipolar mania is where periods of mania alternate with periods of more normal moods. Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) refers to depression with its onset most commonly in winter, followed by a gradual remission in spring. Some milder forms of severe depression, often those with an identifiable cause, may be referred to as reactive or neurotic depression. Secondary depression is associated with other illnesses, such as neuro-degenerative or cardiovascular diseases, and is relatively common. 

Tyrcr P, Seivewright N, Ferguson B and Tyrer J (1992). The general neurotic syndrome A coaxial diagnosis of anxiety, depression and personality disorder. Acta Psychiatra Scan-dinavica, 85, 201-206. 

The typical person is influenced by both an optimistic bias and an illusion of control (Frewer et al., 1994). When these are lost or compromised, panic can occur. While panic disorder can afflict an individual, panic also occurs as a collective phenomena. While it has been thought that emotional instability will lead some people to be more likely to panic, this is not always found. However, people who are emotionally unstable are more likely to attach importance to information provided during the crises than more emotionally stable individuals (Verbeke and Van Kenhove, 2002). Furthermore, some people are more likely to believe they are sick or affected than others. Feldman et al. (1999) examined the panic predisposition of people based on their classification by the big five personality factors. People were inoculated with a common cold virus, and those who were classified as neurotic were more likely to report unfounded illness and more symptoms than other groups. In contrast to this, openness to experience was associated with reporting unfounded symptoms in those with verifiable colds, whereas conscientiousness was associated with reporting unfounded illness in those who were not ill (Feldman et al, 1999). 

Therapeutic indications for benzodiazepines include anxiety states associated with neurotic, phobic, and depressive disorders, or myocardial infarction (decrease in cardiac stimulation due to anxiety) insomnia preanesthetic (preoperative) medication epileptic seizures and hypertonia of skeletal musculature (spasticity, rigidity). 

Amoxapine Relief of depressive symptoms in patients with neurotic or reactive depressive disorders and endogenous and psychotic depression depression accompanied by anxiety or agitation. 

VI. Neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders (ICD 10 codes F40-F48). 682... 

VI. NEUROTIC, STRESS-RELATED AND SOMATOFORM DISORDERS (ICD 10 CODES F40-F48)... 

In summary, the aforementioned data suggest that the behavioral consequences of CCK-4 in patients with panic disorder are largely independent of personality variables. The only notable exception is that the MMPl Social Introversion Scale, a measure of neurotic introversion, was a significant predictor of behavioral response to CCK-4. The variables that potentially account for the apparent enhanced sensitivity of socially introverted patients to the... 

It is indicated in neurotic, reactive, masked endogenous, recurrent depression depression with insomnia, depression, enuresis, panic disorder, neurogenic pain, urticaria and nausea and vomiting during chemotherapy maniac depressive psychosis in depressive phase. 

Major depression is one of the most common psychiatric disorders. At any given moment, about 5-6% of the population is depressed (point prevalence), and an estimated 10% of people may become depressed during their lives (lifetime prevalence). The symptoms of depression are often subtle and unrecognized both by patients and by physicians. Patients with vague complaints that resist explanation as manifestations of somatic disorders and those who might be simplistically described as "neurotic" should be suspected of being depressed. 

The general aim of the operation is to modify the disordered behaviour of many psychotic and neurotic patients whose illness has been of a prolonged type. The tendency is to select patients on a symptomatic than on a nosological basis. 

So far, most of the successful reports on the treatment of mental patients with LSD deal with neurotic patients who have been motivated to get well. There seems to be tacit agreement among therapists that LSD is not effective in dealing with psychoses. Practitioners who have undertaken LSD treatment of schizophrenics have been regarded as brave or reckless. (Schizophrenia is a term so vague that even the American Psychological Association has eliminated it from their list of disorders.)... 

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