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PHARMACOLOGIE ESTHETIQUE [1 record]

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Record 1 2014-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pharmacology
  • Psychology
OBS

... refers to the use of drugs to move persons from a normal psychological state to another normal state that is more desired or better socially rewarded — e.g. from melancholy toward assertiveness and confidence or from slower to quicker cognition.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pharmacologie
  • Psychologie
CONT

[...] les antidépresseurs aideraient à soulager des «symptômes» qui ne sont pas associés à une maladie. Ils pourraient aider à calmer les soucis ou à réguler le sommeil, même lorsque le système biologique n'est pas atteint. C'est ce qu'on appelle la pharmacologie esthétique ou cosmétique.

Spanish

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