How can the onset of psychotic symptoms characteristic of schizophrenia be explained? Despite their major and often irreversible impact on intellectual abilities and autonomy, the biological ...

International researchers find ‘very little evidence’ medical form of the drug can treat anxiety, anorexia and other disorders ...

How can we explain the onset of psychotic symptoms characteristic of schizophrenia? Despite their major and often irreversible impact on intellectual abilities and autonomy, the biological mechanisms ...

Increasing numbers of Australians are using medicinal cannabis for anxiety, depression, insomnia, substance disorders and ...

Source: Mark L. Ruffalo, D.Psa., L.C.S.W. Psychosis has historically been defined as "the loss of contact with reality" and can be observed in various mental disorders, including schizophrenia, ...

The study showed when compared to those who reported not using cannabis during adolescence, the ones who admit to cannabis use were more likely to be hospitalized or to visit an emergency room related ...

Jørgen G Bramness; Øystein H Gundersen; Joar Guterstam; Eline B Rognli; Maija Konstenius; Else-Marie Løberg; Sigrid Medhus; Lars Tanum; Johan Franck In this context, we hypothesize that the ...

A brief psychotic disorder is a psychiatric condition characterized by sudden and temporary periods of psychotic behavior, such as delusions, hallucinations, and confusion. Symptoms can endure for ...

A new clinic-ready web-based risk prediction tool called PsyMetRiC is now available to forecast the risk of young people with ...

If you have either schizophrenia or psychosis you may experience symptoms like hallucinations or delusions. But although schizophrenia and psychosis have these symptoms in common, the two conditions ...