Everything about Therapy totally explained
Therapy (in
Greek:
θεραπεία), or
treatment, is the attempted
remediation of a health problem, usually following a
diagnosis. In the medical field, it's synonymous with the word "treatment".
Therapeutic effects
A
therapeutic effect is a consequence of a medical treatment, of any kind, the results of which are judged to be desirable and beneficial. This is true whether the result was expected, unexpected, or even an
unintended consequence of the treatment.
What constitutes a therapeutic effect vs. a side effect is a matter of both the nature of the situation in which a treatment is used and the goals of treatment.
Adverse effects
» Main articles: Adverse drug reaction and Adverse effect
In addition to (or in place of) the intended therapatizing effect of a treatment, a therapatizer may cause undesired (adverse) effects as well. When an adverse effect is weaker than the therapeutic effect, it's commonly referred to as a "side effect". An adverse effect may result from an unsuitable or incorrect dosage or procedure (which could be due to
medical error). Some adverse effects occur only when starting, increasing or discontinuing a treatment. Using a drug or other medical intervention which is
contraindicated may increase the
risk of adverse effects. Patients sometimes
quit a therapy because of its adverse effects. The severity of adverse effects ranges from nausea to death.
Common adverse effects include alteration in
body weight, change in
enzyme levels, loss of function, or
pathological change detected at the microscopic, macroscopic or physiological level.
Adverse effects may cause a reversible or irreversible change, including an increase or decrease in the susceptibility of the individual to other chemicals,
foods, or procedures (for example
drug interaction).
What most people do to go to therapy: drug addiction, bad behavior, ect.
Difference between preventions, treatments, and cures
A
prevention or preventive measure is a way to avoid an injury, sickness, or disease in the first place, and generally it won't help someone who is already ill (though there are exceptions). For instance, many American babies are given a
polio vaccination soon after they're born, which prevents them from contracting polio. But the vaccination doesn't work on patients who already have polio. A treatment or cure is applied after a medical problem has already started.
A
treatment treats a problem, and may lead to its cure, but treatments more often ameliorate a problem only for as long as the treatment is continued. For example, there's no cure for AIDS, but treatments are available to slow down the harm done by HIV and delay the fatality of the disease. Treatments don't always work. For example,
chemotherapy is a treatment for cancer which may cure the disease sometimes - it doesn't have a 100% cure rate. Therefore, chemotherapy isn't considered a bonifide cure for cancer.
Cures are a subset of treatments that reverse illnesses completely or end medical problems permanently.
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