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caffeine intoxication

in DSM–IV–TR and DSM–5, intoxication due to recent consumption of large amounts of caffeine (typically over 250 mg), in the form of coffee, tea, cola, or medications, and involving at least five of the following symptoms: restlessness, nervousness, excitement, insomnia, flushed face, diuresis (increased urination), gastrointestinal complaints, muscle twitching, rambling thought and speech, rapid or irregular heart rhythm, periods of inexhaustibility, or psychomotor agitation. Also called caffeinism.

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November 16th 2024

behavioral pediatrics

behavioral pediatrics

a multidisciplinary specialty that is often part of pediatric psychology, clinical child psychology, and health psychology. Practitioners address such problems as habit disorders, oppositional behavior, sleep and eating disorders, and physical health problems (e.g., traumatic brain injury). In the medical literature, the specialty is also called developmental-behavioral pediatrics.