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Addiction

the compulsive drive to use a substance in spite of the adverse consequences involved. Addiction meets at least one of the “five Cs” of drug using behavior: the drug is used chronically; compulsively; disregarding the consequences of use; the user craves the drug; and lacks control over use of the drug. [Toggle]

Delusion

a false, fixed belief (often an aspect of psychosis). Patients may believe that they are a historical figure, that someone is persecuting them, or that they have special powers, among other ideas. [Toggle]

Dependence

the condition of needing to take a medication in order to avoid symptoms of withdrawal. Although this is a common symptom in people who use drugs or alcohol recreationally, this may also be a feature of some drugs used for high blood pressure, depression, and pain. Dependence should not be confused with addiction, which involves psychological and motivational drives to use a drug. [Toggle]

Hallucination

a false sensory experience, such as hearing, seeing, smelling, or feeling something that is not really there. Hallucinations may be a symptom of a psychotic condition, such as schizophrenia, or a result from a drug reaction or medical condition, such as delirium. [Toggle]

Mania

the state of agitation associated with bipolar disorder, in which a patient may feel abnormally energetic, excited, creative, and irritable. Manic episodes can also include psychotic symptoms. [Toggle]

Mood stabilizer

a medication that is prescribed to keep a bipolar patient from swinging into either mania or depression. [Toggle]

Phobia

the fear of an object, situation, or living thing, such as arachnophobia (the fear of spiders). [Toggle]

Psychosis

a condition in which a patient’s experiences are not in agreement with objective reality (e.g., hallucinations and delusions). [Toggle]

Suicide

the intentional taking of one’s own life. Suicide and suicide attempts are more common in patients with psychiatric illnesses, such as depression, bipolar disease, and schizophrenia, than in the general population. [Toggle]

Tolerance

the phenomenon of requiring larger doses of a drug in order to get the same effect that was previously achieved by a lower dose. Tolerance can apply to both the desired and undesired effects of a medication. Although people who take drugs recreationally often become tolerant to the drug’s effects, tolerance by itself is not the same as addiction. [Toggle]

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Addiction the compulsive drive to use a substance in spite of the adverse consequences involved. Addiction meets at least one of the “five Cs” of drug using behavior: the drug is used chronically; compulsively; disregarding the consequences of use; the user craves the drug; and lacks control over use of the drug. [Toggle]	Delusion a false, fixed belief (often an aspect of psychosis). Patients may believe that they are a historical figure, that someone is persecuting them, or that they have special powers, among other ideas. [Toggle]	Dependence the condition of needing to take a medication in order to avoid symptoms of withdrawal. Although this is a common symptom in people who use drugs or alcohol recreationally, this may also be a feature of some drugs used for high blood pressure, depression, and pain. Dependence should not be confused with addiction, which involves psychological and motivational drives to use a drug. [Toggle]	Hallucination a false sensory experience, such as hearing, seeing, smelling, or feeling something that is not really there. Hallucinations may be a symptom of a psychotic condition, such as schizophrenia, or a result from a drug reaction or medical condition, such as delirium. [Toggle]
Mania the state of agitation associated with bipolar disorder, in which a patient may feel abnormally energetic, excited, creative, and irritable. Manic episodes can also include psychotic symptoms. [Toggle]	Mood stabilizer a medication that is prescribed to keep a bipolar patient from swinging into either mania or depression. [Toggle]	Phobia the fear of an object, situation, or living thing, such as arachnophobia (the fear of spiders). [Toggle]
Psychosis a condition in which a patient’s experiences are not in agreement with objective reality (e.g., hallucinations and delusions). [Toggle]	Suicide the intentional taking of one’s own life. Suicide and suicide attempts are more common in patients with psychiatric illnesses, such as depression, bipolar disease, and schizophrenia, than in the general population. [Toggle]	Tolerance the phenomenon of requiring larger doses of a drug in order to get the same effect that was previously achieved by a lower dose. Tolerance can apply to both the desired and undesired effects of a medication. Although people who take drugs recreationally often become tolerant to the drug’s effects, tolerance by itself is not the same as addiction. [Toggle]