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Adding Anxiety as Qualifier for Medical Cannabis Increases Number of Certifications
FRIDAY, July 11, 2025 – Adding anxiety disorders as a qualifying condition for medical cannabis in Pennsylvania was associated with an increase in certifications, according to a research letter...
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Tied to Poor Outcomes in U.S. Soldiers
WEDNESDAY, July 9, 2025 – Sleep disorders such as obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) contribute to mental health challenges, traumatic injuries, and increased health care utilization in active-duty...
A Single Disorder Upended Pennsylvania's Medical Marijuana Program
TUESDAY, July 8, 2025 — A single mood disorder might have driven a rapid increase in Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana program, a new study says. Enrollment dramatically spiked after officials added an...
Education Suffers After Even A Single Brush With Childhood Trauma
THURSDAY, June 26, 2025 — Violence, addiction and abuse can keep children a step behind other kids when it comes to their education, a new study says. Children who’ve experienced only a single tra...
NIH to Fund $10M in Long-Term Health Studies After Ohio Train Disaster
MONDAY, June 23, 2025 — The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will fund studies of the long-term health effects of a 2023 Ohio train derailment that released more than 1 million pounds of hazardous ...
Traumatic Experiences Associated With Endometriosis
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 19, 2025 – Traumatic experiences are independently associated with endometriosis, according to a study published online Feb. 5 in JAMA Psychiatry. Dora Koller, Ph.D., from the Yale ...
Boarding Common While Awaiting Acute Pediatric Psychiatric Care
THURSDAY, Feb. 13, 2025 – Boarding for pediatric mental health (MH) conditions while awaiting acute psychiatric care is common, with significant variation observed in boarding practice by hospital...
Firstborn's Trauma Could Set Stage for Mental Health of Younger Kids
FRIDAY, Feb. 7, 2025 – Trauma experienced by the oldest child in a family does not bode well for their younger siblings, new British data suggest. A child's odds for developing mental health issues...
Recent Decades Saw Rise in Sedative, Hypnotic, Anxiolytic Use Disorders
FRIDAY, Jan. 24, 2025 – Diagnoses of sedative, hypnotic, or anxiolytic use disorders (SHA-UD) increased threefold to fivefold between 2001 and 2019 for adolescent and young adult U.S. Medicaid...
Sleep Deprivation Lets Intrusive Memories, Bad Thoughts Into the Mind
TUESDAY, Jan. 14, 2025 – People with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are plagued by unwanted and distressing memories over which they have little to no control. Doctors now think they...
Black Children Suspected of Experiencing Child Abuse at Higher Rates
THURSDAY, Dec. 26, 2024 – Black children are suspected to have experienced child abuse at higher rates than children of other racial and ethnic backgrounds, according to a study published online...
Most Children Globally Exposed to at Least One Adverse Childhood Experience
FRIDAY, Nov. 15, 2024 – Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are common globally, according to a review published online Nov. 11 in JAMA Pediatrics. Sheri Madigan, Ph.D., from University of Calgary ...
Continuous Psychological Distress in Pregnancy Increases Offspring Risk for Epilepsy
THURSDAY, Nov. 14, 2024 – Continuous moderate-level maternal psychological distress throughout pregnancy is associated with a heightened risk for epilepsy among offspring, according to a study...
In Mouse Studies, New Clues to How Brain 'Refreshes' Memories
THURSDAY, Nov. 7, 2024 – Memories are constantly adapting in the brain over time, dynamically updating as people encounter new information and fresh experiences. Researchers think they’ve figured o...
Different Forms of Childhood Adversity Tied to Different Psychiatric Problems
FRIDAY, Oct. 25, 2024 – Distinct forms of traumatic and adverse childhood experiences (TRACEs) differentially moderate developmental changes in psychiatric risk and cognitive ability in different...
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