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PATHOLOGICAL DRUG INTOXICATION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1994-05-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Psychology (General)
- Mental Disorders
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pathological drug intoxication
1, record 1, English, pathological%20drug%20intoxication
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Individual idiosyncratic reactions to comparatively small quantities of a drug, which take the form of acute, brief psychotic states of any type. 1, record 1, English, - pathological%20drug%20intoxication
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Not to be confused with "physiological side-effects of drugs" or "expected brief psychotic reactions to hallucinogens (bad trips)" (305.3). 2, record 1, English, - pathological%20drug%20intoxication
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The English term "drug" has a less restrictive meaning than its French cognate "drogue". In English it not only conveys the meaning of any substance, whether legally available or not, which causes addiction, but also that of any substance intended for use in the treatment of a disease with or without a prescription. In French the primary meaning is that of an illicit substance, despite a more generic use found in legal contexts (Food and Drugs Act = Loi des aliments et drogues). Intrinsically more specific, the French favor the use of "produit pharmaceutique" and "médicament", as well as derivatives thereof, e.g. "pharmacodépendance, toxicomanie, etc. Consequently, in the case of "pathological drug intoxication", the use of "drogue" (i.e. substance that causes addiction) is not entirely inappropriate. 2, record 1, English, - pathological%20drug%20intoxication
Record 1, Key term(s)
- 292.2
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie (Généralités)
- Troubles mentaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- forme pathologique d'intoxication par les drogues
1, record 1, French, forme%20pathologique%20d%27intoxication%20par%20les%20drogues
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Réactions à des quantités de drogue relativement faibles liées à des prédispositions individuelles et qui peuvent prendre la forme de brefs états psychotiques aigus de n'importe quel type. 1, record 1, French, - forme%20pathologique%20d%27intoxication%20par%20les%20drogues
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ne pas confondre avec «brèves réactions psychotiques aux hallucinogènes (mauvais voyages)» (305.3) ou «effets physiologiques secondaires des drogues». 2, record 1, French, - forme%20pathologique%20d%27intoxication%20par%20les%20drogues
Record 1, Key term(s)
- 292.2
- forme pathologique d'intoxication par les médicaments
- forme pathologique d'intoxication par les produits pharmaceutiques
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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