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SINDROME ABSTINENCIA [6 records]

Record 1 2025-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases - Various
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
Universal entry(ies)
F11.23
classification system code, see observation
CONT

The essential feature of opioid withdrawal is the presence of a characteristic withdrawal syndrome that develops after the cessation of (or reduction of) opioid use that has been heavy and prolonged ... The withdrawal syndrome can also be precipitated by administration of an opioid antagonist (e.g., naloxone or naltrexone) after a period of opioid use ...

OBS

F11.23: code used in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines diverses
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
F11.23
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Caractérisé par une hyperactivité adrénergique; hypertension, tachycardie, frissons, horripilation, diaphorèse, nausées, vomissements, diarrhées, crampes abdominales, salivation, larmoiement, rhinorrhée et bâillements.

OBS

F11.23 : code de la Classification statistique internationale des maladies et des problèmes de santé connexes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades humanas varias
  • Drogas y toxicomanía
Entrada(s) universal(es)
F11.23
classification system code, see observation
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Record 2 2024-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mental Disorders
  • Medication
  • Clinical Psychology
DEF

... a set of symptoms that can occur after an abrupt cessation (or marked reduction in dose) of an antidepressant medication that was taken continuously for at least 1 month.

OBS

Symptoms generally begin within 2-4 days and typically include specific sensory, somatic, and cognitive-emotional manifestations.

OBS

antidepressant withdrawal syndrome: Early reports of antidepressant discontinuation syndrome made heavy use of the term "withdrawal" to describe discontinuation symptoms; however, antidepressant medications are not believed to be habit forming and are not associated with drug-seeking behavior.

Key term(s)
  • anti-depressant discontinuation syndrome
  • anti-depressant withdrawal syndrome

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles mentaux
  • Médicaments
  • Psychologie clinique
DEF

[...] ensemble de symptômes pouvant apparaître après l'arrêt brutal (ou une réduction marquée des posologies) d'un traitement antidépresseur qui était pris de façon continue depuis au moins 1 mois.

OBS

Les symptômes commencent généralement dans les 2 à 4 jours et comprennent typiquement des manifestations sensorielles, somatiques et cognitivo-émotionnelles spécifiques.

OBS

syndrome de sevrage aux antidépresseurs : Le terme «syndrome de sevrage aux antidépresseurs» est fréquemment utilisé, mais il serait plus juste de parler de «symptôme d'arrêt des antidépresseurs». En effet, on associe la notion de «sevrage» aux drogues créant une dépendance.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Trastornos mentales
  • Medicamentos
  • Psicología clínica
DEF

Efecto adverso que se reporta como infrecuente y que aparece al suspender de modo abrupto el fármaco, ya sea al finalizar el tratamiento o por el olvido de una toma.

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Record 3 2024-08-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases - Various
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
  • Clinical Psychology
DEF

[A group of] symptoms that develop within hours of cessation of drinking or of significant reduction in amount ingested [in a person with a pattern of heavy or prolonged drinking.]

OBS

[Examples of symptoms are:] hand tremor and a variety of other signs and symptoms that may include nausea and vomiting; anxiety; autonomic hyperactivity manifested in sweating and increased pulse rate; agitation; insomnia; perceptual disturbances, such as transient visual, tactile, or auditory illusions or hallucinations with intact reality testing; and grand mal seizures.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines diverses
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
  • Psychologie clinique
CONT

Les symptômes liés au sevrage de l'alcool sont généralement proportionnels à la quantité d'alcool ingérée de même qu'à la durée de l'alcoolisme. Toutefois, le facteur de risque le plus important quant à la gravité du syndrome de sevrage de l'alcool est le nombre de sevrages qu'a connu le patient par le passé.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades humanas varias
  • Drogas y toxicomanía
  • Psicología clínica
DEF

Conjunto de síntomas que pueden o no presentarse cuando un individuo reduce o detiene el consumo de alcohol después de un prolongado periodo de ingesta.

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Record 4 2020-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases - Various
  • Pregnancy
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
CONT

NAS is a group of conditions caused when a baby withdraws from certain drugs (most often opioids) [that they were] exposed to in the womb before birth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines diverses
  • Grossesse
  • Drogues et toxicomanie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades humanas varias
  • Embarazo
  • Drogas y toxicomanía
DEF

Complicación que padecen los hijos de madres consumidoras de determinadas sustancias (opioides principalmente), que está asociada a un amplio espectro de manifestaciones clínicas y que aumenta los riesgos neurológicos, cardiovasculares, gastrointestinales, respiratorios y metabólicos para el neonato.

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Record 5 2007-08-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
DEF

The onset of a predictable constellation of signs and symptoms following the discontinuation of, or rapid decrease in dosage of a psychoactive substance.

OBS

The term "abstinence" should not be confused with "abstinence syndrome", an older term for withdrawal syndrome.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
DEF

Ensemble des signes et des symptômes qui caractérisent la dépendance physique ou psychologique vis-à-vis d'une substance chimique.

CONT

Le syndrôme de sevrage est le résultat de l'arrêt brutal ou de la diminution importante des apports de nicotine chez un fumeur en état de dépendance physique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Drogas y toxicomanía
DEF

Conjunto de trastornos físicos y psicológicos que presenta quien ya ha desarrollado dependencia de una droga [...] cuando suspende su consumo bruscamente, o lo disminuye en forma significativa después de un período prolongado de ingestión.

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Record 6 2007-01-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Mental Disorders
OBS

Single-concept category extracted from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-III-R).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
  • Psychologie clinique
  • Troubles mentaux
OBS

Catégorie uninotionnelle tirée du manuel de DSM-III-R.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Drogas y toxicomanía
  • Psicología clínica
  • Trastornos mentales
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