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Self-medication

Self-medication, sometimes called do-it-yourself (DIY) medicine, is a human behavior in which an individual uses a substance or any exogenous influence to self-administer treatment for physical or psychological conditions, for example headaches or fatigue.

Applications, Infectious diseases & Psychology and psychiatry

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Psychology and psychiatry

Infectious diseases

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Physicians and medical students

Children

Regulation

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Self-medication

Nodes162
Edges161
Triples54
Avg. degree1.99
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Self-medication

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related to Self-medication hypothesis · 12
Self-medication → According, As, David, Duncan, Edward Khantzian, Khantzian, Mack, Schatzberg, SMH, Specifically, The, The SMH
related to Regulation · 8
Self-medication → Fincham, In, It, Jack, People, Safety, Selling, Z-drugs
related to Infectious diseases · 7
Self-medication → GP, In, It, Many, Risks, The, While
related to Physicians and medical students · 6
Self-medication → Another, In, India, Karnataka, The, West Bengal
related to Definition · 2
Self-medication → Generally, The
related to External links · 1
Self-medication → Medical Subject Headings

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anxietyinstance ofWhile this may provide immediate relief of some symptoms0.80text
it may evoke and/or exacerbate some symptoms of several kinds of mental illnesses that are already latently presentinstance ofWhile this may provide immediate relief of some symptoms0.80text
and may lead to addiction or physical dependencyinstance ofWhile this may provide immediate relief of some symptoms0.80text
among other side effects of long-term use of the druginstance ofWhile this may provide immediate relief of some symptoms0.80text
cocaineinstance ofUnawareness concerning the effects of illicit substances0.80text
methamphetamine or mephedrone can result in self-medication with these drugs by individuals affected with ADHD symptomsinstance ofUnawareness concerning the effects of illicit substances0.80text
panic disorder or social phobiainstance ofOf those who seek help from mental health services for conditions including anxiety disorders0.80text
approximately half have alcohol or benzodiazepine dependence issues.Sometimes anxiety precedes alcohol or benzodiazepine dependence but the alcohol or benzodiazepine dependence acts to keep the anxiety disorders goinginstance ofOf those who seek help from mental health services for conditions including anxiety disorders0.80text
often progressively making them worseinstance ofOf those who seek help from mental health services for conditions including anxiety disorders0.80text
N-acetylcysteine have been proposed for the treatment of addiction to cocaineinstance ofDrugs which help to re-stabilize the glutamate system0.80text
nicotineinstance ofDrugs which help to re-stabilize the glutamate system0.80text
and alcoholinstance ofDrugs which help to re-stabilize the glutamate system0.80text

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