Psychologists do not have medical degrees, and, therefore, cannot prescribe medication.
A specially designed questionnaire was used to collect data on the participants' age, sex, education, marital status, type of medication, the degree of patient compliance to taking medication, employment status, economic status, and relationship between the caregiver and the patient.
Topics include the quality of education and training received in the intervention (e.g., in taking medication histories), degree of input into intervention design, and adequacy of staffing and time to complete medication reconciliation processes.
Most clinical psychologists who do not have medical degrees, however, are barred by state laws from prescribing medications.
Aside from the not insignificant adverse effects of these medications, a degree of drug resistance has evolved in the 15 to 50 years that these treatments have been employed, including Pentamidine, Melarsoprol, and Eflornithine [ 13, 16].
Exclusion criteria were the presence of any disease, use of any medication, first-degree relative with type 2 diabetes, smoking, shift work, a history of GC use, and recent changes in weight or physical activity.
Exclusion criteria were the presence of any disease, use of any medication, first-degree relative with type 2 diabetes, smoking, shift work, a history of GC use, excessive sport activities (i.e. more often than twice/week) and changes in weight in the 3 months prior to study participation.
Secondary: identify posibles factores de riesgo relacionados con la automedicación, possible risk factors related to self-medication, evaluate the degree of knowledge about self-medication and rational use of medicines, this was re-assessed 6 months after an educational intervention.
Each patient kept a journal to record: number and intensity of attacks, concomitant symptoms, and symptomatic medication with its degree of efficacy.
