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Current practices in managing acutely disturbed patients at three hospitals in Rio de Janeiro-Brazil: a prevalence study [PDF]

, 2002
The medical management of aggressive and violent behaviour is a critical situation for which there is little evidence. In order to prepare for a randomised trial, due to start in the psychiatric emergency rooms of Rio de Janeiro in 2001, a survey of ...
Adams, C.E., Carvalho, A, Coutinho, E, Fagundes, H.M., Gewandszajder, M, Huf, G, Keusen, A, Lopez, J, Oliveira, E.S.   +8 more
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Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in Young Adults: Treatment of Substance Use Disorders as a Priority Component of HIV Prevention, Care and Treatment in Low and Middle Income Countries [PDF]

, 2016
Young adults comprise roughly one-quarter of the global population and are at the developmental stage where personal life goals are formulated and personal independence is obtained.
Kresina TF, Kaplowitz L, Johnson K
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Status epilepticus: Updates on mechanisms and treatments

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Status epilepticus (SE) consists of prolonged, self‐sustaining seizures and is a common neurological emergency that causes respiratory compromise and neuronal injury. Without prompt treatment, the seizures can become resistant to benzodiazepines, leading to the progressive evolution of established, refractory, and super‐refractory SE.
Suchitra Joshi, Jaideep Kapur
wiley   +1 more source

Cocaine Addiction as a Homeostatic Reinforcement Learning Disorder [PDF]

, 2017
Drug addiction implicates both reward learning and homeostatic regulation mechanisms of the brain. This has stimulated 2 partially successful theoretical perspectives on addiction.
Durand, A., Girardeau, P., Gutkin, B., Keramati, M., Serge, A.   +4 more
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Protective Effects of Riociguat Against Contrast‐Induced Nephropathy: An Experimental and Machine Learning‐Based Study in Rats

The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Contrast‐induced nephropathy (CIN) is an important cause of acute kidney injury following exposure to iodinated contrast media, and effective preventive strategies remain limited. This study investigated the renoprotective effects of riociguat, a soluble guanylate cyclase stimulator, in an experimental rat model of CIN and explored machine ...
Mustafa Begenc Tascanov, Kenan Toprak, Sibel Turedi, İsmail Koyuncu, Zulkif Tanrıverdi, Necip Fazıl Dedeoglu, Halil Fedai, Asuman Bicer, İbrahim Halil Altıparmak, Recep Demirbag, Gencay Sarıısık   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Predictors of Missed Hepatitis C Intake Appointments and Failure to Establish Hepatitis C Care Among Patients Living With HIV. [PDF]

, 2018
BackgroundWe estimated and characterized the proportion of patients living with HIV (PLWH) who missed hepatitis C (HCV) intake appointments and subsequently failed to establish HCV care.MethodsLogistic regression analyses were used to identify factors ...
Aquino, Abigail, Ballard, Craig, Cachay, Edward R, Christopher Mathews, W, Grelotti, David, Hill, Lucas, Torriani, Francesca   +6 more
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Intranasal diamorphine population pharmacokinetics modeling and simulation in pediatric breakthrough pain

CPT: Pharmacometrics &Systems Pharmacology, Volume 14, Issue 3, Page 435-447, March 2025.
Abstract Intranasal diamorphine (IND), approved for managing breakthrough pain in the UK, has been identified as an acceptable alternative offering effective, expedient, and less traumatic analgesia for children. However, the current dose regimen in pediatric populations relies on clinical expertise while the pharmacokinetics properties are poorly ...
Lianjin Cai, Jingchen Zhai, Beihong Ji, Fengyang Han, Taoyu Niu, Luxuan Wang, Junmei Wang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘Vitamins’, shortcuts, and athletic citizenship in Ethiopia and Cameroon: considering sporting ethics beyond biomedicine « Vitamines », courts‐circuits et citoyenneté sportive en Éthiopie et au Cameroun : l’éthique du sport, au‐delà de la biomédecine

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
This article argues that the current way of thinking about ethics in sport in primarily biomedical terms, and in particular in terms of the presence of particular pharmaceutical substances, fails to account for broader notions of sporting ethics and fairness in the Global South.
Michael Crawley, Uroš Kovač
wiley   +1 more source

Abuse and misuse of antidepressants

Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation, 2014
Elizabeth A Evans, Maria A Sullivan Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA Background: Rates of prescription drug abuse have reached epidemic proportions.
Evans EA, Sullivan MA
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The Effect of Benzodiazepines on Catatonia: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Catatonia is a complex psychomotor syndrome associated with various psychiatric and somatic underlying disorders. Current treatment protocols include benzodiazepines and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Despite their widespread use, systematic evidence regarding efficacy and optimal benzodiazepine dosage remains limited.
L. Bot, B. Schotsman, E. Oostra, A. W. Hoogendoorn, B. W. C. Storosum, C. H. M. Planting, H. M. Heller, J. J. B. van der Vlugt, J. G. van Mill, L. J. C. A. Smarius, M. S. Oudijn, M. S. van Noorden, S. M. M. Lange, Y. D. van der Werf, E. van Exel   +14 more
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