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Problematic usage of the internet is associated with deficits in general executive functions, decision making, and stimulus-specific inhibitory control that may evolve in later stages of addiction development.

Hallucinogen-Related Emergencies Associated With Schizophrenia Risk

New study found that treatment with psilocybin, a compound found in psychedelic mushrooms, resulted in lasting, positive personality changes in patients with alcohol use disorder

A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis finds that antidepressant therapy for late-life depression appears to improve certain domains of cognitive function, particularly memory and learning.

Researchers have discovered that symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are tied to atypical interactions between the brain’s frontal cortex and information processing centers deep in the brain

The use of stimulant therapy by adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) was not associated with later prescription drug misuse (PDM), a new study showed

One-Third of Teens Have Parent With Anxiety or Depression

Risk of Depression May Increase During First Two Years of Oral Contraceptive Use

Effective technology-driven alternative to psychiatric medications for social anxiety

Ketone Bodies and Brain Metabolism: New Insights and Perspectives for Neurological Diseases

Recently incarcerated people with opioid use disorder have trust in working with peer support specialists who recovered from addiction and faced similar life experiences

Moderate Alcohol Consumption and Depression: A recent study suggests the associations between moderate alcohol consumption and reduced risk for depression may reflect genuine causal effects.

Experiencing abuse or neglect as a child can cause multiple mental health problems, finds a new study

Long-Term Cannabis Use and Cognitive Reserves and Hippocampal Volume in Midlife

Study of 1,000 New Zealanders Finds that Long-Term Cannabis Use is Associated with Cognitive Deficits and Smaller Hippocampal Volume in Midlife

Long-Term Cannabis Use Showed Cognitive Deficits and Smaller Hippocampal Volume in Midlife | American Journal of Psychiatry

Ketamine and psychological therapy can help heavy drinkers abstain for longer: People with severe alcohol disorder were able to stay off alcohol for longer when they were treated with low doses of ketamine combined with psychological therapy in a clinical trial.

Spanking has effects on early childhood behavior similar to those of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) such as physical or emotional abuse or neglect, parental mental illness…

People with certain genetic conditions are likely to have significant symptoms of autism, even if they do not meet all diagnostic criteria

Yale study finds that abstaining from drinking "one day at a time" works for recovering alcoholics

Study identifies social connection as the strongest protective factor for depression

Groundbreaking study suggests childhood maltreatment could alter neurological development, affecting one's social abilities as an adult

Researchers find that cannabis affected cognitive health more than alcohol and that those negative effects endured even after teens stopped using cannabis.

Study: Association of Maternal Insecticide Levels with Autism in Offspring

Vagus Nerve Stimulation Improves Treatment-Resistant Depression Outcomes

Abortions don’t lead to an increased risk of suicidal thoughts - Suicidal ideation was similarly low for women who had abortions and for those denied abortions

A new study suggests that older people who have worsening anxiety symptoms may be more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease

Cannabidiol (CBD), an extract of marijuana, has beneficial effects in patients with schizophrenia, finds a new multicenter double-blind randomized controlled trial

Ketamine demonstrated a rapid reduction of clinically significant suicidal thoughts in major depression within 24 hours, finds a midazolam-controlled randomized clinical trial.

MDMA Advances Another Step As Tool to Treat PTSD

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