Cedric M. Smith
University at Buffalo
24 Papers
471 Citations
Cedric M. Smith is an academic researcher from University at Buffalo. The author has contributed to research in topics: Alcohol abuse & Clinical pharmacology. The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 24 publications. Previous affiliations of Cedric M. Smith include American College of Clinical Pharmacology & State University of New York System.
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Origin and Uses of Primum Non Nocere—Above All, Do No Harm!
TL;DR: The so‐called Hippocratic injunction to do no harm has been an axiom central to clinical pharmacology and to the education of medical and graduate students and its applicability and limitations as a guide to the ethical practice of medicine and pharmacological research are discussed.
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Medication compliance and substance abuse among schizophrenic patients.
TL;DR: The relationship between use of alcohol and street drugs and compliance with prescribed medication before admission to an acute psychiatric inpatient setting was studied in 42 schizophrenic patients, more than half of whom had a history of alcohol abuse or dependence.
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Effect of Patient and Family Insight on Compliance of Schizophrenic Patients
TL;DR: In this article, the authors used the Scale to Assess Unawareness of Mental Disorder (SATOMD) to evaluate the awareness and insight of patients and their significant others with respect to symptoms, behaviors, and medication effects.
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Obligatory cessation of smoking by psychiatric inpatients.
TL;DR: Signs and symptoms of nicotine withdrawal and alterations in psychopathology were evaluated among acutely ill psychiatric patients admitted to a hospital with a smoking ban and abrupt cessation of smoking did not significantly affect either the severity or the improvement of psychopathological symptoms during hospitalization.
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Self-reported effects of alcohol use on symptoms of schizophrenia
TL;DR: This article found that subjects with an alcohol-related diagnosis were significantly more likely than those without such a diagnosis to cite relief of depression and problems or worries as a reason for alcohol use.
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