Treatment with lithium can reduce the risk of cancer in patients with bipolar disorder
Patients with bipolar disorder are at greater risk of developing cancer at some point in their lifetime. A study carried out by the Hospital Clínic...
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The Hospital Clínic celebrates World Maternal Mental Health Day
This Wednesday, the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona celebrated World Maternal Mental Health Day within the context of a day commemorated virtually and...
10 eating tips to help you care for your mental health
A healthy diet and maintaining healthy habits will contribute to caring for your mental health. To highlight the importance of diet in mental healt...
A lumbar puncture allows for early determination of the risk of Parkinson disease and Lewy body dementia
This methodology makes it possible to determine the risk of developing these diseases before symptoms appear in people with REM sleep behavior diso...
Lockdown resulted in an increase in epileptic seizures in 1 in 4 patients
Approximately a quarter, 25.8%, of patients had seizures more frequently than before lockdown. Half felt more anxious or depressed than...
What is the impact of COVID-19 on Multiple Sclerosis patients?
The Hospital Clínic de Barcelona’s Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology Department has conducted a study to ascertain the impact of COVID-19 on M...
How to explain death to children?
Many families avoid talking to their children about death to protect them from possible pain or suffering. For this reason, they end up giving inco...
Quick initiation of treatment facilitates recovery from anorexia
More than half of the patients studied completely recovered from anorexia 20 years after onset of the disorder. Patients with anorexia that bega...
Are psychiatric drugs compatible with COVID-19 treatments?
People hospitalised due to COVID-19 often have psychological distress that requires treatment, in addition to treatment for COVID-19. If these pati...
Uric acid: a major candidate for protective treatment of after-effects in stroke patients
Stroke is a very common disease that continues to be the second highest cause of death in the world, and the top cause of permanent disability. Alt...