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Behavioural and brain volumetric changes associated with problematic substance use through the lifespan

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By Runye Shi, Shitong Xiang, Dag Alnæs, Di Chen, Chen Zheng, Tobias Banaschewski, Gareth Barker, Arun Bokde, Sylvane Desrivières, Herta Flor, Hugh Garavan, Penny Gowland, Antoine Grigis, Andreas Heinz, Jean-Luc Martinot, Marie-Laure Paillère Martinot, Eric Artiges, Frauke Nees, Dimitri Papadopoulos Orfanos, Luise Poustka, Michael N. Smolka, Sarah Hohmann, Nilakshi Vaidya, Henrik Walter, Robert Whelan, Gunter Schumann, Barbara Sahakian, Lars T. Westlye, Trevor Robbins, Xiaolei Lin, Tianye Jia, Jianfeng Feng
| Nature Verified
Abstract Addiction stands as a critical public health concern, contributing substantially to morbidity, mortality and societal burden worldwide. It can be conceptualized along a developmental continuum, from risky substance use in adolescence to compulsive use and addiction in adulthood, yet the neural changes underlying this continuum remain poorly understood.
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Reading and associations with brain health, cognition, well-being, and mental health

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By Barbara Sahakian, Vicki T. Perrin, Christelle Langley
| Cambridge University Press & Assessment
Introduction While people have long been aware of the importance of prevention and early detection of physical health problems, only recently are they becoming aware that the same principles apply to well-being and mental health. In part, this awareness has developed due to increasing numbers of people with mental health disorders.
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Global data shows a sharp rise in adult ADHD diagnoses and medication prescriptions

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By Barbara Sahakian, Christelle Langley
| PsyPost Verified
Diagnoses for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have increased in many countries across all age groups, our latest review has found. We have also shown that prescriptions for ADHD treatments have seen similar increases across all age groups. Our latest review, published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, drew together the recently published research on ADHD diagnoses and prescriptions across the world.
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