Exposure to methylphenidate during infancy and adolescence in non-human animals and sensitization to abuse of psychostimulants later in life: a systematic review
Introduction:Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neuropsychiatric pathology that has an important prevalence among young people and is difficult to diagnose. It is usually treated with methylphenidate, a psychostimulant with a mechanism of action similar to that of cocaine. Previous...
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Language: | English |
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Associação de Psiquiatria do Rio Grande do Sul
2015-09-01
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Series: | Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2237-60892015000300107&lng=en&tlng=en |