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Christine Pacitti

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Baily Thomas Fellowship Doctoral Student at University of Glasgow. Researching pain and intellectual disability health inequality. Mental Health Clinical Pharmacist. Loving and raising 3 humans. Sometimes does yoga. All views my own.

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Pain Care for People with Learning and Developmental Disabilities University of Glasgow hosts leading international specialists in the field of pain and developmental disabilities.

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Great opportunity for CPD and learning more about the challenges of pain experience and management in people with intellectual disability.

23.05.2025 08:47 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Excited to be part of this event!

15.05.2025 20:52 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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'Not ill at all' young people getting diagnosed with 'fashionable' ADHD, peer claims Baroness Claire Fox, who used to be a Brexit Party MP, told the House of Lords that there was an 18% increase in diagnoses of ADHD between April 2023 and March 2024.

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ADHD affects 5-8% of the population, up to 70% (more female ) undiagnosed. Evidence based medication works for those who want it. Is this opinion evidenced based or just ill- informed?

www.psychiatrist.com/news/study-r...

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23.01.2025 08:59 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

A really important research article. Co-produced research is more relevant, and meaningful, to a group of people who continue to be underrepresented in the majority of health research.

22.12.2024 00:20 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Congratulations! Halfway through mine at aged 50.

04.12.2024 13:07 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Pain medication and people with learning disabilities | Our research

Pleased to see my review in BMCMedicine - adults with intellectual disability experience health inequality when it comes to medication for pain or painful conditions. More info on my PhD project can be found at SLDO web page bit.ly/3ZwVH4f

04.12.2024 12:50 — 👍 6    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1

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