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The high prevalence of adolescents consuming cannabis generates a large number of young people who could develop depression and suicidality attributable to cannabis. This is an important public health problem and concern, which should be properly addressed by health care policy. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/article-abstract/2723657?resultClick=1 https://psiquiatria.com/adicciones/asociacion-del-consumo-de-cannabis-en-la-adolescencia-y-el-riesgo-de-depresion-ansiedad-y-suicidio-en-la-adultez-temprana/ La alta prevalencia de adolescentes que consumen cannabis genera una gran cantidad… Continuar lendo Association of Cannabis Use in Adolescence and Risk of Depression, Anxiety, and Suicidality in Young Adulthood.

Instead of punishing disruptive children or sending them to the principal’s office, the Robert W. Coleman Elementary School, in Baltimore, Maryland, has something called the Mindful Moment Room instead. The space looks nothing like a standard featureless detention room. Rather, it is filled with lamps, decorations, and plush purple pillows. Misbehaving children are encouraged to… Continuar lendo THIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL REPLACED DETENTION WITH MEDITATION — AND THE RESULTS ARE ASTOUNDING!

As it turns out, this ability to direct intense focus at one area of interest for an extended period of time isn’t antithetical to ADHD at all. It’s what’s known as hyperfocus, and it’s a critical (and complicated) manifestation of ADHD. Hyperfocus is often painted as one of ADHD’s “superpowers” — and it’s true that it… Continuar lendo ADHD: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Hyperfocus.