Glossary for Substance abuse

Medical terms related to Substance abuse or mentioned in this section include:

• Addiction symptoms: Symptoms related to addiction (physical or mental addiction)
• Alcohol abuse: Excessive alcohol as a symptom of other conditions
• Alcohol use: Use of alcohol (as a symptom)
• Behavioral symptoms: Symptoms of personal behavior.
• Combat stress reaction: A term used in the military which refers to behaviors that result from the stress of fighting in a war.
• Depression: Inappropriate depressed mood.
• Depressive disorders: Depression or its various related conditions.
• Depressive symptoms: Inappropriate depressed mood.
• Disorganization: Difficulty staying organized in society as a symptom
• Drug abuse: Drug use as a symptom of other conditions
• Drug overdose: A condition characterized by the consumption in excess of a particular drug causing adverse effects
• Dysthymia: Chronic depression usually associated with elderly people suffering stress from a variety of causes.
• Grief or loss: The normal emotional response that occurs to an external loss
• Nymphomania: Extreme sexual promiscuity in a female.
• Personality symptoms: Symptoms or changes to the personality.
• Schizophrenia: Psychiatric disorder with delusional beliefs and hallucinations.
• Situational depression: Situational depression is a short-term condition that occurs when a person is unable to cope with, or adjust to, a particular source of stress, such as a major life change, loss or event.
• Society problems: Difficulty interacting in society.

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