I’m happy to inform you on two more headlines of presenters today:
Eva Karina Lovaas, Bergen Clinic, Norway. “One of my patients – a former heroine addict – now runs several kilometres in the morning, during lunchtime and in the evening again. Moreover, he runs every time before his regular visits to the clinic. People say he is addicted. In that way: great!” Lovaas explained that – besides pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy – structural physical exercise is nowadays an important aspect in the Bergen treatment programmes: all patients are offered to choose from three timeslots for sports a day.
Dr Antonia Teran Priero, Palencia. “Taking a patients’ history and family anamnesis, is like working in a rich historical excavation.” Priero said that thorough knowledge of local society, expressions, sometimes even slang is needed for full understanding of the stories of patients and relatives. He added that data in Spain clearly endorse the statement that ADHD is a problem in 1 out of 5 adults with substance abuse. However, this scientific fact is not yet fully accepted among public health policy makers in his country, according to Priero.
