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Pathological loss of memory; a phenomenon in which anarea of experience becomes inaccessible to conscious recall. The memory loss may be of organic, emotional, dissociative, or mixed etiology and may be permanent or limited to a sharply circumscribed time. Two types are distinguished: a) anterograde amnesia: The inability to form new memories for events following…

One of the first tricyclic antidepressant medications, It is currently used primarily to treat mild insomnia and pain symptoms. Now available only as generic but may still be known by the Discontinued brand names Elavil and Endep. A heterocyclic antidepressant. A sedative drug used to treat depression and persistent pain. Drug used to treat depression.…

Organic compounds containing an amino group (−NH2); of special importance in neurochemistry because of their role as neurotransmitters. Dopamine, epinephrine, norepinephrine, and serotonin are amines. Formed by the decarboxylation of amino acids. Three are potentially important in foods: phenylethylamine (formed from phenylalanine), tyramine (from tyrosine), and tryptamine (from tryptophan) because they stimulate the sympathetic nervous…

A disorder of language characterized by an inability to make gestures or to understand the significance of gestures. Inability to express ideas by signs or gestures. Loss of power to express ideas by signs or gestures.  

The leading national professional organization in the United States for physicians who specialize in PSYCHIATRY. Founded in 1844 as the Association of Medical Superintendents of American Institutions for the Insane, the association changed its name to the American Medico-Psychological Association in 1891 and adopted its present name in 1921. The association is governed by a…

The organization that arranges and conducts examinations to determine the competence of specialists in psychiatry and neurology and various sub-specialties in psychiatry such as child psychiatry, addiction psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry, psychosomatic medicine, and forensic psychiatry.  

A U.S. professional organization established in 1975 for the medical subspecialty of sleep medicine.  

A professional organization founded in 1969 for psychiatrists dedicated to excellence in practice, teaching, and research in forensic psychiatry.  

Established in 1953, american academy of child and adolescent psychiatry is a professional membership association dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of children and adolescents ages 18 years and younger who are affected by emotional, behavioral, developmental, and mental disorders.  

An international professional organization founded in 1985 for physicians who specialize in addiction psychiatry.