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Grip Provides Insight Into Psychosis, Study Says
TUESDAY, July 1, 2025 — “Get a grip” might be a truer saying for holding onto sanity than previously thought, a new study says. A loss of grip strength might be an early sign of psychosis, resea...
Systemic Social Factors May Increase the Risk of Psychotic Experiences
TUESDAY, June 10, 2025 – Experiences with discrimination may increase the risk of psychotic experiences among marginalized young adults, according to a study published online May 29 in Schizophrenia ...
Death Risk Doubled For ER Patients On Psychedelics
MONDAY, March 3, 2025 – People who land in the ER after using hallucinogens are more than twice as likely to die in a handful of years, a new study says. Psychedelics users treated at a hospital are...
Mortality Increased With Hospital-Based Care for Hallucinogen Use
MONDAY, March 3, 2025 – Hospital-based care for hallucinogen use is associated with increased mortality, according to a study published online March 3 in CMAJ, the journal of the Canadian Medical...
Study Links Heavy Cannabis Use To Higher Death Risk, Psychosis
FRIDAY, Feb. 7, 2025 – Heavy weed use may be far more dangerous than people realize, according to a pair of studies published in JAMA Network Open. People diagnosed with cannabis use disorder (CUD)...
Antipsychotics at Doses >75 mg a Day Linked to Risk for Tardive Dyskinesia
FRIDAY, Jan. 17, 2025 – Antipsychotics at doses >75 mg/day are associated with an increased risk for tardive dyskinesia (TD), according to a study recently published in the Journal of Clinical...
Childhood Attention Issues Show Links to Later Risk for Psychosis, Schizophrenia
TUESDAY, Oct. 29, 2024 – Most kids with attention issues won't go on to develop serious psychiatric conditions like psychosis or schizophrenia. However, a new study finds poor attention spans in...
Rx Amphetamine Use Linked to Increased Odds of Psychosis, Mania
TUESDAY, Sept. 17, 2024 – Past-month prescription amphetamine use is associated with increased odds of psychosis and mania, with increased odds for high doses (>30 mg dextroamphetamine equivalents),...
High Doses of ADHD Meds Could Trigger Psychosis
THURSDAY, Sept. 12, 2024 – Prescriptions for amphetamine stimulants to treat ADHD have increased significantly in recent years, particularly during the pandemic. Unfortunately, high doses of...