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Dentophobia is a significant problem in oral health management. In the conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the associated sanitary measures (quarantine, social distancing) at national level, the fear and dental anxiety are supposedly increased, especially in children. Pediatric patients are emotionally affected when they faced with the need for emergency dental intervention. The current study seeks to assess the emotional state of children aged 8-12, who needed dental care during quarantine, at the regional level, as well as the degree of anxiety of their parents. Dental anxiety was assessed independently by the dentist, parents and children themselves. If in children, the level of dental anxiety increased insignificantly, compared to the pre-pandemic period, the levels of parental anxiety were higher. The boys in the pandemic group had a higher level of anxiety, especially in the parental assessment. The results suggest that the reorganization of oral care in the pandemic scenario did not have a major effect on children's dental anxiety. However, the results of the assessment in boys show that they may be more vulnerable and need special care to alleviate their anxiety and reduce their risk of dentophobia in the future. These conclusions should be treated with caution, given the small sample size, which requires further confirmation. It is also important to convince parents of the safety of a visit to the dentist during a pandemic, to minimize their anxiety about their children's dental fears. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Gambling has recently become one of the major public health problems. Although most efforts are focused on adult gamblers, there is growing concern about teenagers and young adults being more vulnerable to gambling addiction. Gambling practices and opportunities have evolved to the point where they are widely available and seen as a socially acceptable form of entertainment while becoming increasingly attractive to young people. My aim in this paper was to identify risk factors, protective factors in gambling addiction in adolescents, and prevention methods for this type of addiction. With the help of data obtained from studies and specialized literature, I was able to highlight the most important features of this addiction among teenagers. Male sex, young age, alcohol and drug consumption, depression, and poor academic performance were identified as risk factors for gambling. In terms of protective factors, parental supervision, and high socioeconomic status are recognized. Considering that there is a significant prevalence of adolescent gambling and numerous adverse effects associated with it, prevention efforts such as awareness programs and a healthy family environment can be helpful. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In recent years, the field of video games has developed at an overwhelmingly rapid rate. Worldwide, it has managed to attract more than two billion users, of which the most important percentage was represented by teenagers. While video gaming is one of the most popular leisure activities, it has been proven that it poses some potential threats to the physical and mental health. This study aims to identify the positive and negative effects associated with the excessive playing of video games. It has been found that there are many misconceptions about the impact of video games on health. Research focused on the negative effects found serious consequences such as: reduced physical activity, vision problems, reduced patience, decreased concentration, depression, anxiety, aggression and sleep disturbances. However, recent studies have also recognized the potential benefits. These include: developing social skills, boosting mood, increasing self-confidence, developing problem-solving skills and spatial imagination. In conclusion it is important continuing the research and collaboration among professionals in the field to improve the outcomes and treatment for those affected. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Obezitatea şi depresia reprezintă două probleme fundamentale de sănătate publică la nivel mondial, obezitatea pediatrică fiind alarmantă atât per se, cât şi prin riscul menținerii statutului de obez la vârsta adultă şi implicit a continuării expunerii la comorbidități. Pe de altă parte, depresia la copil este o veritabilă provocare diagnostică, dată fiind simptomatologia clinică mascată a acesteia, şi o necesitate date fiind consecințele severe ale acesteia şi, în particular, modificările patologice asupra comportamentului alimentar. Lucrarea de față îşi propune realizarea unei sinteze a literaturii de specialitate actuale cu privire la resorturile comorbidității obezitate - depresie la copil vizând interrelația şi originea etiopatogenică comună. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Opioid addiction is a phenomenon which greatly increased in frequency, becoming a debilitating disease that profoundly affects psychosocial functioning of patients, poses a real social problem because of the costs involved in their health care and also because of the patients ' absenteeism and their decreased efficiency in the field of work. Opioid addiction presents clear criteria for diagnosis, requiring a complex treatment that first and foremost involves opioid agonists and antagonists, which raises many issues regarding doses, the safety profile and optimal therapy schemes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Opioid addiction is a phenomenon which greatly increased in frequency, becoming a debilitating disease that profoundly affects psychosocial functioning of patients, poses a real social problem because of the costs involved in their health care and also because of the patients' absenteeism and their decreased efficiency in the field of work. Opioid addiction presents clear criteria for diagnosis, requiring a complex treatment that first and foremost involves opioid agonists and antagonists, which raises many issues regarding doses, the safety profile and optimal therapy schemes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Tulburarea afectivă bipolară devine o patologie tot mai frecventă în sfera pediatrică, ridicând numeroase probleme de diagnostic de certitudine cât şi diferenţial. De cele mai multe ori, criteriile standard ale bolii nu sunt întru totul îndeplinite la copil, fiind necesară o particularizare a acestora şi o mai exactă clasificare a tipurilor nosologice. Totodată, o problemă centrală este cea a diferenţierii şi/sau detectării comorbidităţii cu ADHD şi cu tulburările de conduită ale copilului. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Frecvenţa comportamentului suicidar la copii şi la adolescenţi a cunoscut o creştere semnificativă în ultimii ani, reprezentând un fenomen plurifactorial, cu determinanţi încadraţi atât în rândul patologiilor psihiatrice, relaţionându-se predominant depresiei si tulburărilor de conduită, cât şi în rândul unor variaţi factori de mediu ce includ familiile disfuncţionale, eşecul şcolar, relaţiile defectuase cu anturajul şi incluzând o problemă de interes crescând care se situează la graniţa dintre boală şi factor social, reprezentată de abuzul de substanţe psihoactive. Modalităţile de abordare rămân nesistematizate şi insuficiente, menţinând astfel deschisă o temă de studiu fundamentală, suicidul la copil şi adolescent şi ridicând problema perfecţionării unor mijloace de intervenţie eficiente, pentru această situaţie de importanţă globală. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]