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In children with ADHD with sleep problems after receiving MPH treatment, melatonin may be an effective and safe treatment, irrespective of gender, age and comorbidities. Methylphenidate (MPH), the first-line medication in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), is associated with increased risk of sleep disorders. Melatonin has both hypnotic and chronobiotic properties that influence circadian rhythm… Continuar lendo Effects of melatonin in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder with sleep disorders after methylphenidate treatment.

Psychosis with Methylphenidate or Amphetamine in Patients with ADHD. Los investigadores evaluaron los dos tratamientos para el TDAH más comunes en Estados Unidos y encontraron que, aunque el riesgo de psicosis es bajo, es mayor para los pacientes que toman anfetaminas que para los que toman metilfenidatos. Among adolescents and young adults with ADHD who were… Continuar lendo Ciertos medicamentos recetados a adolescentes y adultos jóvenes con TDAH aumentan su riesgo de psicosis.

Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) describes a phenomenon where individuals inflict deliberate pain and tissue damage to their bodies. Self-injurious behaviour is especially prevalent across the autism spectrum, but little is understood about the features and functions of self-injury for autistic individuals without intellectual disability, or about the risk factors that might be valuable for clinical usage in… Continuar lendo A ‘choice’, an ‘addiction’, a way ‘out of the lost’: exploring self-injury in autistic people without intellectual disability.