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“When perceived as undermining their developing autonomy, informal coercion may contribute to frustration, mistrust and a sense of disempowerment, potentially weakening therapeutic alliances and reducing engagement in care.”

This case highlights how Rapunzel syndrome may masquerade as a functional or sensory feeding disorder and emphasizes the value of magnetic resonance enterography as a radiation-free diagnostic modality in pediatric patients with unexplained weight loss.

“Screen time is only one dimension of a child’s relationship with digital media.” — AAP

“Essentially, we found that stimulants pre-reward our brains and allow us to keep working at things that wouldn’t normally hold our interest.” – Dr. Nico Dosenbach, Washington University School of Medicine

Mean adjusted adult BMI was significantly higher among individuals with childhood ADHD compared with controls, with the highest BMI observed in those treated with MPH for ≥365 days.

Although not remarkably high, a 2.8% development of psychotic symptoms represents a nonnegligible figure and lends further meta-analytic support to the 2007 FDA change in the drug label for stimulants.