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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 ...

Risk for Postpartum Psychosis Higher When Full Sibling Has Experienced It

THURSDAY, May 29, 2025 – Women with a sister who experienced postpartum psychosis may be 10 times more likely to have it themselves, according to a study published online May 19 in the American ...

Family Link For Postpartum Psychosis Discovered

FRIDAY, May 23, 2025 — Women are 10 times more likely to develop postpartum psychosis if they have a sister who experienced the condition after an earlier pregnancy, a new study says. Postpartum p...

No Causal Link Seen Between Stimulant Prescription, Psychotic Experience

MONDAY, May 12, 2025 – Stimulant prescriptions do not appear to have a causal relationship with psychotic experiences, according to a study published online May 12 in Pediatrics. Kirstie O'Hare,...

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...

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