self-medication
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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.
Research
44,700 papers- Risks of self-medication practices.Current drug safety · 2010
- The self-medication hypothesis of substance use disorders: a reconsideration and recent applications.Harvard review of psychiatry · 1997
- Benefits and risks of self medication.Drug safety · 2001
- Prevalence of self-medication in university students: systematic review and meta-analysis.Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit · 2020
- Self-medication and self-prescription.Gaceta medica de Mexico · 2020
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19 sectionsContents
- Definition
- Psychology and psychiatry
- Self-medication hypothesis
- Specific mechanisms
- CNS depressants
- Alcohol
- Psychostimulants
- Opiates
- Cannabis
- Effectiveness
- Infectious diseases
- Other uses
- Physicians and medical students
- Children
- Regulation
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
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.
The substances most widely used in self-medication are over-the-counter drugs and dietary supplements, which are used to treat common health issues at home. These do not require a doctor's prescription to obtain and, in some countries, are available in supermarkets and convenience stores.