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Many Americans Are Resolving to Boost Their Mental Health in 2024

 TUESDAY, Dec. 26, 2023 – Three-quarters of Americans plan to start the New Year with a resolution to be more healthy, including 28% who want to focus on improving their mental health, a new survey ...

Exposure to Any Adverse Childhood Experience Tied to Later Pain Disorders

FRIDAY, Dec. 22, 2023 – The risk for reporting chronic painful disorders rises with increasing numbers of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), according to a review published online Dec. 18 in...

Company Seeks FDA Approval for MDMA as Treatment for PTSD

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 13, 2023 – A California company is asking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to consider approving MDMA (midomafetamine capsules) as a treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder...

FDA Asked to Consider Party Drug MDMA as Treatment for PTSD

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 13, 2023 – A California company has asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to approve MDMA, the active ingredient in party drugs like molly and ecstasy, as a treatment for...

Cannabis Use Disorder Increasing Among Vets With Psychiatric Disorders

TUESDAY, Dec. 5, 2023 – There is an increasing risk for cannabis use disorder among veterans with common psychiatric disorders, according to a study published online Nov. 29 in The American Journal...

Deployment History Has Differential Impact on Epilepsy in Veterans With TBI

THURSDAY, Nov. 30, 2023 – For veterans with traumatic brain injury (TBI), deployment history has a significant differential impact on epilepsy predictors, according to a study published online Nov....

Gun Violence Takes Huge Mental, Financial Toll on Kids & Their Families

TUESDAY, Nov. 7, 2023 – Gun violence causes a ripple effect that creates a lasting impact on young people lucky enough to survive being shot, as well as their families, a comprehensive new study...

PTSD Symptoms Linked to Higher Carotid Atherosclerosis in Women

FRIDAY, Nov. 3, 2023 – For midlife women, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms are associated with higher carotid atherosclerosis and with greater brain small vessel disease and poorer...

Adverse Childhood Experiences Linked to Headache in Adulthood

FRIDAY, Oct. 27, 2023 – Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are associated with primary headache in adulthood, according to a review published online Oct. 25 in Neurology. Claudia Sikorski, Ph.D.,...

Mediterranean Diet May Ease PTSD Symptoms

MONDAY, Oct. 23, 2023 – As scientists try to learn more about the impact of the gut microbiome on physical and mental health, a new study finds the Mediterranean diet may prevent PTSD symptoms....

Are Trigger Warnings Useless? New Study Says Yes

TUESDAY, Oct. 17, 2023 – "Trigger warnings" are now widely accepted as away to help people avoid harm from disturbing content. Trouble is, they just don't work, according to new research. Trigger...

PTSD Can Harm a Woman's Sex Life

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 27, 2023 – Suffering from PTSD may take a toll on your sex life if you're a woman, new research reveals. About 10% of women have PTSD symptoms because of combat exposure, childhood...

Few Doctors, Spotty Internet: Finding Mental Health Care Tough for Many Americans

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 20, 2023 – Nearly one in five counties across the United States lack psychiatrists or internet service, making it difficult for around 10.5 million Americans to find mental health...

MDMA/Ecstasy Shows Even More Promise in Easing PTSD

THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 – A new study is adding to evidence that the party drug "ecstasy" can boost the benefits of talk therapy for people suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In...

ADHD Is Independent Risk Factor for Psychiatric Disorders

THURSDAY, Sept. 7, 2023 – Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is an independent risk factor for certain psychiatric disorders, including anorexia nervosa and major depressive disorder,...

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