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18/Nov/2024
18/Nov/2024
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2024AO0895
Highlights Psychostimulant use in the studied population revealed the following: ■ Lack of a valid diagnosis, unsupervised use, drug interactions, and adverse effects. ■ Concomitant use of alcohol and drugs and contraindications such as depression/anxiety. ■ Acquisition without prescription and use to improve academic performance. ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate psychostimulant drug use among academics in the health area of a higher education institution in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Methods: We conducted an online cross-sectional study of 389 university students from various […]
Keywords: Academic performance; Central nervous system stimulants; Drug interactions; Health sciences; Illicit drugs; Learning; Performance-enhancing substances; Prescription drugs; Students; Universities
18/Oct/2019
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2020AO4745
ABSTRACT Objective To estimate the prevalence of and factors associated with the use of methylphenidate for cognitive enhancement among undergraduate students. Methods Simple random sample of students of the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (n=438), invited to answer an online questionnaire about the use of methylphenidate. Data collection occurred from September 2014 to January 2015. The sample was described by means of proportions, means and standard deviations. A multivariate analysis was performed using the Classification and Regression Tree algorithm to […]
Keywords: Central nervous system stimulants; Cognition/drug effects; Methylphenidate; Off-label use; Prevalence; Students
01/Jul/2014
01/Jul/2014
DOI: 10.1590/S1679-45082014AO2925
Objective To evaluate the use of a therapeutic regimen to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder patients. Methods A total of 140 patients initially underwent physical, neurological and laboratory evaluation. Thereafter, treatment was initiated with a compounding product consisting of a tricyclic antidepressant and an anxiolytic. Results The response was positive in 71.43% of patients in controlling hyperactivity and improving dispersion and attention deficit. Conclusion The therapeutic regimen utilized proved to be an effective therapeutic alternative, especially for patients who do […]
Keywords: Antidepressants/therapeutic use; Anxiolytics/therapeutic use; Attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity; Central nervous system stimulants