When to see a specialist when there are infantile sleep disorders? It would be advisable to see a specialist when we observe the following warning signs: sleep disorders due to educational cause, fear of sleeping, insomnia, hypersomnia or obstructive apnea. Also when the child presents night terrors, sleepwalking and bruxism. And finally when there is … Read more
A frequent consultation in the field of child and adolescent psychology has to do with the excessive use of video games, cell phones or electronic devices in general. Doubts arise when we wonder if we should be permissive or strict in the control that is performed as a parent on the mobile, tablet, console or … Read more
More than three million people with disabilities in Spain struggle every day for their full integration. In our country, the main profile of a person with a disability is a woman between 45 and 54 years old, with osteoarticular disability, which is the most common in our society. Despite this appreciation, there are multiple causes … Read more
Nightmares and night terrors are parasomnias. They are infantile behavioral changes that take place during sleep, characterized by motor and vegetative behaviors that occur during times of sleep and partial wakefulness. How do nightmares differ from night terrors? Nightmares occur in the second half of the night and in the REM phase. In these cases … Read more
Dr. Sasot is an eminent psychiatrist and pediatrician in Barcelona, currently directs the Paedopsychiatry Unit of the Teknon Medical Center and is former president of the Catalan Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. In addition, he combines his practice with the position of Postgraduate Professor in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Autonomous University of … Read more
Having a child with impulsive traits is completely normal. However, if this impulsivity lasts over time and affects their coexistence and performance, it can affect their well-being and have important consequences. What are the symptoms of impulsivity in childhood and adolescence? The symptoms of these children and adolescents can evolve over time and become behavioral … Read more
At the age of 7-8 months of life children start to be able to keep an object in their mind when it is not present, for example, the image of their parents. Therefore, at this age the first fears of strangers, of new situations or when they are separated from people close or familiar to … Read more
“Many colleagues deserved as much or more than me the Santa Apolonia Award given to me by the General Council of Dentistry and Stomatology of Spain, but I was lucky to be chosen” explains Dr. Vicente Jimenez Lopez. From a personal point of view, this award is a great honor for the doctor, because it … Read more
Eating Disorders are known as Eating Disorders (ED) all those pathologies that are caused by an eating disorder and/or inadequate behaviors that revolve around food. Among the best known are anorexia and bulimia. What is anorexia? Anorexia is an ED that is based on three main pillars: interruption of food intake resulting in a lower … Read more
Little by little the fashion world is introducing healthier and fairer standards of beauty (especially for women’s bodies). Inevitably, fashion, consumer styles, the media and, in short, all that set of images and cultural practices of our society have an impact on the internal image created by the person who receives them. They have an … Read more