Publications by authors named "Aleksandra Drabik"
The impact of climate changes on skin diseases: A narrative review of the literature.
Przegl Epidemiol
December 2024
Introduction: Climate change has a significant impact on human health, particularly with regard to the respiratory, immune and cardiovascular systems. In addition, these changes have a significant impact on mental health and dermatological diseases. The main drivers of these health changes are increasing temperature, humidity, expansion of the ozone hole and increasing environmental pollution.
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- Lamotrigine is an antiepileptic and mood stabilizer that works by blocking sodium channels, helping to stabilize neuronal membranes and reduce the release of certain neurotransmitters associated with mood disorders.
- Approved by the FDA for bipolar disorder maintenance treatment since 1994, it is also used off-label for acute bipolar depression, showing effectiveness in preventing depressive episodes, particularly in bipolar disorder type II.
- While it has promising benefits, lamotrigine can cause serious adverse effects like Stevens-Johnson syndrome, requiring careful monitoring and potential drug discontinuation, especially in patients with hypersensitivity risks.
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- Pregnancy stress affects both moms and dads, and dads can also experience depression after a baby is born, sometimes up to a year later.
- Dads have different risk factors for depression, like hormone changes and financial issues, and their symptoms can be hard to spot even for doctors.
- If we improve how we check for and treat men’s postpartum depression, it could help both dads and their kids by preventing problems in their relationships and the child's mental health.
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- - The rise in alcohol addiction is linked to modern stress, accessibility to substances, and its serious consequences, such as brain damage leading to Othello syndrome, a form of delusional disorder characterized by unfounded beliefs of a partner's infidelity.
- - Othello syndrome, often resulting from chronic alcohol use, can lead to aggressive behavior towards partners and oneself, posing risks of violence or self-harm.
- - Treatments include antipsychotic medications, serotonin reuptake inhibitors, and promising research on oxytocin, along with therapy for alcohol addiction and underlying mental health issues to manage this dangerous condition.
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- * Factors contributing to adolescent depression include genetic, environmental, and biological influences, leading to an increased risk of self-harm and suicide, which accounts for about one-third of mortality in youth.
- * The article emphasizes the urgent need for enhanced educational and psychoeducational efforts to address rising rates of depression and its consequences among adolescents, highlighting the importance of supporting mental health in their developmental stages.
Background: Bladder cancer is one of the most common cancers in Europe and is mostly found in men. Cystectomy is the treatment for invasive tumors that infiltrate the muscle of the bladder. This procedure is associated with a large number of complications.
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