Ciertos medicamentos recetados a adolescentes y adultos jóvenes con TDAH aumentan su riesgo de psicosis.

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.

A ‘choice’, an ‘addiction’, a way ‘out of the lost’: exploring self-injury in autistic people without intellectual disability.

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.

Measles cases quadruple globally in 2019, says UN.

The number of measles cases reported worldwide in the first three months of 2019 has quadrupled compared with the same time last year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Measles is a highly infectious viral illness that can sometimes lead to serious health complications, including infections of the lungs and brain. In total, some… Continuar lendo Measles cases quadruple globally in 2019, says UN.