Publications by authors named "M Montero-Torres"
Article Synopsis
- Benzodiazepines are drugs often given by doctors, but using them for a long time can cause problems like dependence and side effects.
- A study looked at tweets from people talking about benzodiazepines to understand what the public thinks about them.
- Most tweets were positive, focusing on how effective these drugs are, but didn’t mention the bad effects, which shows the need for more education on the risks of using them long-term.
Background: Chronic pain is a highly prevalent medical condition that negatively impacts quality of life and is associated with considerable functional disability. Certain diseases, such as fibromyalgia, headache, paraplegia, neuropathy, and multiple sclerosis, manifest with chronic pain.
Objective: The aim of this study is to examine the number and type of tweets (original or retweet) related to chronic pain, as well as to analyze the emotions and compare the societal impact of the diseases under study.
Areas of interest and sentiment analysis towards second generation antipsychotics, lithium and mood stabilizing anticonvulsants: Unsupervised analysis using Twitter.
J Affect Disord
April 2024
Background: Severe mental disorders like Schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders (SRD) or Bipolar Disorder (BD) require pharmacological treatment for relapse prevention and quality of life improvement. Yet, treatment adherence is a challenge, partly due to patients' attitudes and beliefs towards their medication. Social media listening offers insights into patient experiences and preferences, particularly in severe mental disorders.
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