Craving is a complex psychological condition characterized by impaired dietary intake, sleep disturbance, sexual dysfunction, and drug abuse. Craving may be associated with risk-taking reckless behavior to seek pleasu...Craving is a complex psychological condition characterized by impaired dietary intake, sleep disturbance, sexual dysfunction, and drug abuse. Craving may be associated with risk-taking reckless behavior to seek pleasure including cigarette smoking, binge alcohol drinking, and illicit drug abuse (e.g. cocaine, methamphetamine, methylene deoxy meth-amphetamine (MDMA), ecstasy, morphine and heroine). Craving for food, sex and drugs involves the limbic system and prefrontal cortex. Thus, basic understanding of craving is exceedingly important for the better clinical management of major depression, hopelessness, and poor quality of life among young adolescents, as well as morbidity and early mortality among adults. Physical, psychological, nutritional, and medical rehabilitation may be helpful in the effective clinical management of patients with craving of any age, sex and race. Further studies on the psychology of craving will curb the number of hospital admissions as several victims of drug craving develop schizophrenia later in their life, if they remain untreated.展开更多
The COVID-19 pandemic has strained health systems all over the world. The SARS-CoV-2 which causes the disease is a corona virus that predominantly affects the respiratory systems. Since the outbreak of the novel disea...The COVID-19 pandemic has strained health systems all over the world. The SARS-CoV-2 which causes the disease is a corona virus that predominantly affects the respiratory systems. Since the outbreak of the novel disease in December, 2019 the scientific world has intensified efforts to elucidate its pathophysiology, mode of transmission, clinical manifestations, best mode of prevention and treatment options. Very little is known about its neuropathophysiology even though a significant number<span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><span><span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> of patients come down with obvious neurological signs and symptoms. The virus has been reported to affect the nerves, muscles, the special senses and the central nervous system with a wide range of clinical manifestations. The mechanisms by which the virus cause</span></span></span><span><span><span><span style="font-family:;" "="">s</span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> all these are still not clear. This article attempts to review and articulate all possible existing theories surrounding the neurological effects of COVID-19.</span></span></span></span>展开更多
文摘Craving is a complex psychological condition characterized by impaired dietary intake, sleep disturbance, sexual dysfunction, and drug abuse. Craving may be associated with risk-taking reckless behavior to seek pleasure including cigarette smoking, binge alcohol drinking, and illicit drug abuse (e.g. cocaine, methamphetamine, methylene deoxy meth-amphetamine (MDMA), ecstasy, morphine and heroine). Craving for food, sex and drugs involves the limbic system and prefrontal cortex. Thus, basic understanding of craving is exceedingly important for the better clinical management of major depression, hopelessness, and poor quality of life among young adolescents, as well as morbidity and early mortality among adults. Physical, psychological, nutritional, and medical rehabilitation may be helpful in the effective clinical management of patients with craving of any age, sex and race. Further studies on the psychology of craving will curb the number of hospital admissions as several victims of drug craving develop schizophrenia later in their life, if they remain untreated.
文摘The COVID-19 pandemic has strained health systems all over the world. The SARS-CoV-2 which causes the disease is a corona virus that predominantly affects the respiratory systems. Since the outbreak of the novel disease in December, 2019 the scientific world has intensified efforts to elucidate its pathophysiology, mode of transmission, clinical manifestations, best mode of prevention and treatment options. Very little is known about its neuropathophysiology even though a significant number<span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><span><span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> of patients come down with obvious neurological signs and symptoms. The virus has been reported to affect the nerves, muscles, the special senses and the central nervous system with a wide range of clinical manifestations. The mechanisms by which the virus cause</span></span></span><span><span><span><span style="font-family:;" "="">s</span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> all these are still not clear. This article attempts to review and articulate all possible existing theories surrounding the neurological effects of COVID-19.</span></span></span></span>
