2024 ISFM and AAFP consensus guidelines on the long-term use of NSAIDs in cats.

Practical Relevance: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are widely used and are effective for the management of pain in cats. These Guidelines will support veterinarians in decision-making around prescribing NSAIDs in situations of chronic pain, to minimise adverse effects and optimise pain management. Information is provided on mechanism of action, indications for use, screening prior to prescription, use in the presence of comorbidities, monitoring of efficacy, and avoidance and management of adverse effects.

Hepatic encephalophathy: management and diagnostic therapeutic assistance path of Ligurian Local Health Company 3 (ASL3).

Hepatic encephalophathy (HE) is a neuropsychiatric syndrome with a prevalence in the cirrhotic population ranging from 20 to 80%. HE is a cause of inappropriate hospitalization, caregiver burdening and increased social costs. There is need to create dedicated care pathways to better manage patients and support family caregivers.

[Addiction disorders: a new management.].

Psychiatry and addiction disorders are closely linked, but the current epidemiological and clinical evidence impose us to effectively define the "dependence medicine" (DM) discipline, and to review its management. The need for change is also suggested indirectly by the new DSM-5 which proposes a partial overcoming of the term 'addiction' by introducing the definitions Substances Use Disorders (SUDs), Alcohol Use Disorders (AUDs), and disorders related to behavioral alterations (behavioral disorders): eating disorders, gambling, etc. These disorders can generate organic diseases, psychic, family and social problems.