relapse
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6.5
- noun
- /rɪˈlæps/
- One study found a 73% relapse rate at five years, and two-thirds of patients had multiple relapses.
- relapse prevention
- prevent relapse
- risk of relapse
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Watch on YouTubeAnd people think of relapse as this huge failure.
- And people think of relapse as this huge failure.
- And so I talk about the cues and really a whole relapse prevention program.
- But look, relapse is, I hate to say it, but relapse is part of the deal.
- And then you're in this big long relapse.
- But it was ultimately for me the the do or die was my last relapse just over seven months ago.
- I've had a couple of relapses during this thing, during the COVID, you know, so.
- But how does one prepare for that, that dip, that speed bump that, you know, the regression, the relapse?
- And you know, I've had some relapses, but that's the main way that I've found sobriety in my life.
- Yeah, again, don't, I mean, when I say relapse a few times, a relapse can be just a just a pipe.
- Not, not a not a mad schizophrenic or somebody that's been cured from schizophrenia but then can have a relapse.
- So it means antiretroviral therapy is not enough to to guarantee and cure visceral leishmania or to prevent relapse.
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And the longer I go without a relapse, the less likely one becomes.
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Abstinence from alcohol or other drugs is expected, but relapses are tolerated.
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And people think of relapse as this huge failure.
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I think fear of relapse for me is huge.
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Poor vitamin D is associated with relapse after one month post treatment.
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I just want to be real careful, not get up too soon, or else I'll have another relapse.
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Indeed, the overall UCC relapse rate of 41% was lower than that typically reported.
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And then only a few weeks later, literally, Doctor Brandt was diagnosed with the relapse of his cancer, as many of you know.
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Other estimates place the relapse rate at about 90%, with nearly half of the relapses occurring within two years.
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After months of recovery, his sudden relapse into old habits shocked everyone.
Synonyms
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7.6
A return to an earlier, less developed state in behaviour or skills
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6.9
A return to an earlier state or condition
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7.2
A return to old bad habits after making progress
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7.2
Returning to a bad condition after getting better
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6.2
The return of a disease or symptom after a time when the person gets better
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9.9
A return of a disease or problem after a time when things got better
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6.6
A return to a worse state or to old bad habits
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Etymology
Relapse comes from the parts re- 'again' and lapse 'to slip', the same root as the common word lapse. So, a relapse (noun) is a 'slip back' into a worse state, like getting ill again or returning to old behaviour after a period of improvement.