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Health

Mental health (psychiatry)

Depressive Disorder: Treatment

With appropriate treatment, the symptoms of a depressive disorder often disappear. Mild depression can be treated using general support and psychotherapy.

Depressive Disorder: Symptoms

Depression is characterized not only by a depressed mood, but also leads to cognitive, psychomotor and other impairments (eg, poor concentration, fatigue, loss of sexual desire, disruption of the menstrual cycle).

Depressive disorder

Depressive disorder is characterized by a decrease in mood, so pronounced or prolonged that disruption of functioning, as well as sometimes a decrease in interest or the ability to enjoy activity.

The use of psychoactive substances by children and adolescents

Disorders associated with the use of psychoactive substances are often found in children, especially in adolescence. Regardless of economic or ethnic affiliation, the most commonly used substances are alcohol, tobacco and marijuana

Opioids: dependence, symptoms and treatment

The use of opioids for medical purposes, but without supervision by health workers and any use of non-medical indications, can lead to severe consequences with the development of addiction

Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (Ecstasy): dependence, symptoms and treatment

Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA - commonly known as ecstasy, or Adam, or "E") is an analogue of amphetamine. MDMA is usually used in the form of pills. It has both stimulating and hallucinogenic properties. Long-term use can cause dependence.

Marijuana: dependence, symptoms and treatment

Marijuana is the most commonly used illegal substance. With prolonged use of marijuana may develop a mental dependence, physical dependence is expressed very little

Hallucinogens: dependence, symptoms and treatment

Hallucinogens can cause intoxication with impaired perception and distortion of judgments. Chronic use is increasingly aggravating mental disorders and can lead to the development of depression, anxiety or psychosis.

Gamma-hydroxybutyrate: dependence, symptoms and treatment

Gamma-hydroxybutyrate causes intoxication, similar to alcoholic or ketamine intoxication, and can lead to suppression of breathing and death, especially in combination with alcohol

Cocaine: dependence, symptoms and treatment

High doses of cocaine can cause euphoric agitation and schizophreniform symptoms. Psychological and physical dependence can lead to severe addiction

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