overmedication

I've explained before that I think the term "overmedication" is a misnomer, because the people who employ it tend to do so without explaining what would constitute an appropriate level of medication.

Kaitlin Bell Barnett: Revisions to Psychiatry's 'Bible' Have People Crying Overmedication -- But Don't Freak Out Just Yet

Try to avoid overmedication, which is the main cause of falls for elderly people, and eliminate hazards in your home, such as scatter rugs and other obstacles.

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He has spoken out about the "overmedication" of American race horses and formed an owners group to press for reform.

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Nursing home abuse such as overmedication can chemically restrain older people and prevent them from living as they normally would.

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Every procedure, test, medication and hospitalization ADDS risk to your health – of infection, of complications, of overmedication, etc.

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Lately, the reports have focused on the what a Salon contributor called a "full-scale revolt" on the part of British and American counseling associations, who fear expanded diagnoses will lead to overmedication.

Kaitlin Bell Barnett: Revisions to Psychiatry's 'Bible' Have People Crying Overmedication -- But Don't Freak Out Just Yet

Unfortunately, when journalists and mental health professionals write about the DSM debate, they tend not only to use "overmedication" unquestioningly, but to treat it as an inevitable outcome of the impending revision.

Kaitlin Bell Barnett: Revisions to Psychiatry's 'Bible' Have People Crying Overmedication -- But Don't Freak Out Just Yet

In many cases, however, mental health professionals are not so much worried about the generic "overmedication" mentioned in media accounts as they are about certain new diagnoses, such as "Attenuated Psychosis Syndrome" and "Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder" leading to certain heavy-duty medications -- namely, atypical antipsychotics -- being prescribed to particular groups, such as young people.

Kaitlin Bell Barnett: Revisions to Psychiatry's 'Bible' Have People Crying Overmedication -- But Don't Freak Out Just Yet

Medications that shift these levels must be very carefully fine-tuned in order to avoid overmedication.

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Impaired memory and a lessened quality of life also can result from serious head injuries, such as those suffered by many football players and boxers, as well as mini-strokes, substance abuse and overmedication.

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