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Biological Link Identified Between Heavy Weed Use And Psychosis
MONDAY, April 21, 2025 – There’s a biological reason why heavy weed users are at increased risk of psychosis, a new study says. People with cannabis use disorder have higher levels of the hormone d...
Preop Macular Thickness May Be Marker of Postop Delirium in Seniors
FRIDAY, April 4, 2025 – In older patients undergoing surgery, preoperative macular thickness may be a marker for vulnerability to developing postoperative delirium, according to a study published...
Federal Addiction And Mental Health Agency Faces Major Staff Cuts
THURSDAY, March 13, 2025 – A key federal agency responsible for addiction and mental health services is facing deep staff cuts. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration...
1 In 15 Americans Have Survived A Mass Shooting, Survey Says
MONDAY, March 10, 2025 – A startling number of Americans have witnessed a mass shooting in their lifetime, a new study suggests. About 1 in 15 adults have been present at the scene of a mass...
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...
Increase Seen in Cases of Schizophrenia Linked to Cannabis Use Disorder
FRIDAY, Feb. 7, 2025 – The proportion of incident cases of schizophrenia associated with cannabis use disorder (CUD) almost tripled from the prelegalization to legalization of nonmedical cannabis...
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)...
Everyone's Happiest In The Morning, Study Says
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5, 2025 – Never mind the grumbles and groans that accompany a clock alarm, along with a lunge for the snooze bar and murmurs of “five more minutes.” People generally wake in their bes...
Kids Consume More Mature Media When Parents Overuse Screens
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5, 2025 – Yikes! The way parents use their phones around their kids may influence how much inappropriate content kids consume. Researchers reported Feb. 4 in the journal BMC...
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...
Prenatal Cannabis Exposure May Impact Executive Function, Behavior at Age 5 Years
MONDAY, Oct. 28, 2024 – Children with prenatal cannabis exposure exhibit some differences in aspects of executive function and behavior, according to a study published online Oct. 28 in JAMA...
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...
Risk for Sudden Cardiac Death Elevated for Patients With Psychiatric Disorders
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 23, 2024 – Patients with psychiatric disorders have an increased rate of sudden cardiac death (SCD), according to a study published online Oct. 22 in Heart. Jasmin Mujkanovic, from...
Study Reveals No Link Between HDL Cholesterol and Movement Disorders
FRIDAY, Sept. 20, 2024 – There is no correlation between high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels and a patient's risk for developing movement disorders while taking an antipsychotic, a...