psychoanalytic process (a process that is assumed to occur in psychoanalytic theory) Domain category: psychiatry; psychological medicine; psychopathology (the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders) Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of defence):
Methadone, also known as Dolophine among other brand names, is a synthetic opioid. It is used medically as a pain medication and a maintenance therapy in people with opioid dependence. Methadone is also used in managing severe chronic pain owing to its long duration of action and strong analgesic effect.Side effects are similar to that of other opioids.t is used medically as a pain medication and a maintenance therapy in people with opioid dependence. Methadone is also used in managing severe chronic pain owing to its long duration of action and strong analgesic effect.
Methadone is generally only effective for pain relief for between four to six hours. However, it has a half-life. Half-life means the amount of time it takes for one-half of the drug to be eliminated from the body. After the second half-life, one fourth of the drug will remain in the body.ethadone has a half-life of between 24 hours to 90 hours. Unlike OxyContin, oxycodone, Vicodin, hydrocodone and other opioids with a much shorter half-life, methadone will stay in the body for a long time.