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Antipsychotics Help Ease Episodes of Marijuana-Induced Psychosis
FRIDAY, April 5, 2024 – Overuse of marijuana is increasingly being linked to dangerous bouts of psychosis, and a new study finds that antipsychotics may be needed to keep such patients out of the...
Rising Threat to Americans' Healthy Sleep: Neighborhood Gunfire
THURSDAY, April 4, 2024 – A good night's sleep is often hampered by caffeine, hunger, alcohol or chronic pain. Now, America has a new cause of poor sleep: the sound of gunfire on city streets. New...
Young Adult Employment Patterns Impact Health in Middle Adulthood
THURSDAY, April 4, 2024 – Employment patterns in young adulthood impact physical and mental health in middle adulthood, according to a study published online April 3 in PLOS ONE. Wen-Jui Han, Ph.D., ...
Sports Gambling, Binge Drinking a Dangerous Duo for Health
WEDNESDAY, April 3, 2024 – People who gamble on sports are more likely to be binge drinkers as well, a new report finds. Both women and men who bet on sports were at least twice as likely to binge...
Monthly Injection Curbs Opioid Cravings, But Few Treatment Centers Use It
MONDAY, April 1, 2024 – A monthly long-acting injection of buprenorphine can be an easier and more effective therapy for people struggling with opioid addiction, but treatment centers aren’t much i...
What Is 'Mindful Reading' and Can It Help Your Brain?
FRIDAY, March 29, 2024 – Ever immersed yourself in a book and lost all sense of the time and place you're currently in? That's how reading can meld with mindfulness, one neuropsychologist explains....
Mutation Helps Even Carriers of 'Alzheimer's Gene' Avoid Alzheimer's
FRIDAY, March 29, 2024 – A genetic mutation that boosts cell function could protect people against Alzheimer’s disease, even if they carry another gene mutation known to boost dementia risk. The n...
Steady Rise in U.S. Suicides Among Adolescents, Teens
FRIDAY, Match 29, 2024 – U.S. rates of suicide by all methods rose steadily for adolescents between 1999 and 2020, a new analysis shows. During those two decades, over 47,000 Americans between the...
FDA May Ban Electroshock Devices Used on Some Psychiatric Patients
MONDAY, March 25, 2024 – Federal regulators are taking a second stab at banning the controversial use of electroshock devices to manage the behavior of patients with intellectual and developmental...
ADHD Medications Linked to Reduction in Psychiatric Hospitalizations
FRIDAY, March 22, 2024 – For adolescents and adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), the use of ADHD medications is associated with fewer psychiatric and nonpsychiatric...
One in 10 U.S. School-Age Kids Have ADHD: Report
WEDNESDAY, March 20, 2024 – About 1 in every 10 U.S. children ages 5 to 17 has been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to the latest government statistics. The...
Could Biofeedback Help Ease Long COVID?
MONDAY, March 18, 2024 – Breathing and relaxation techniques may offer relief to some patients battling Long COVID. In a new, small study of 20 patients, biofeedback therapy relieved both the...
In-Person, Remote Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Similarly Effective
MONDAY, March 18, 2024 – There is little to no difference in the effectiveness of in-person versus therapist-guided remote cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) across a range of mental health and...
Single Mindfulness + Compassion Session Aids Mental Health
FRIDAY, March 15, 2024 – A single-session mindfulness and compassion intervention may lead to meaningful reductions in perceived stress and symptoms of anxiety and depression, according to a study...
Coping Behaviors Improved Mental Well-Being in Adversity-Exposed Teens During Pandemic
FRIDAY, March 15, 2024 – In-person schooling and coping behaviors were associated with higher positive affect (PA) during the COVID-19 pandemic among adolescents with high adverse childhood...
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