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Introduction to the addiction psychiatry

In this PPT we describe the addiction psychiatry and what patients misusing. We also describe the dopamine pathway.

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Introduction to the addiction psychiatry

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  1. Introduction To The Addiction Psychiatry

  2. Addiction psychiatry is the branch of psychiatry is that deals with overcoming many forms psychological addiction. It is undergo years of training to understand the proper treatment. Addiction is a physical dependence. It is called the body being unable to maintain normal state without use any substance. Addiction psychiatry is the new area of the psychological medicine. From last 100 years the idea has come to live. Whatis Addiction Psychiatry

  3. Forearlyrefills, escalatingrequestedamount and ittrulyanundertreated plan. • Forothersubstancestoxscreens can be positive. • Whatto do ? • Getconsultedwith doctor. Whatpatients are misusing

  4. DA neuroncellbodies lie in the VTA (ventral tegmentedarea ). Itisthegroup of neuronlocatedclosetothemidbrain. Itistheorigin of dopaminergiccellbodies. • Mesolimbic := Frommidbraintonucleusaccumbens. Itisalso in thehippocampus. • Mesocortical := itissituatedfrommidbraintotheprefrontalcortex. Dopaminepathway

  5. Itinsreasethe DA release, inhibitreputake and act as the DA agonist. In acuteincrease of the DA in thebothmesolimbic and mesocorticalpathwayto be essential in thelinking and increasing of thedrugtaking. Nucleusaccumbensisalsoessential. Function of Dopamine

  6. Corticotropin Releseasing Factor And HPA Axis In response to use thedrugactivation of themesolimbic DA system HPA axis isupregulated. In case of acute case withdrawalpsychological. Increase in the cortisol CRF in additiontoneuropeptide, vesopressin are thoughttopersist in monthsleadingtotheanxiety, itiscalledprotactedwithdrawal.

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