Psychotic Disorders
Self-medication may explain the link between psychosis and cannabis use in adolescents
Young adolescents who used cannabis more frequently reportedpsychosis spectrum symptoms and greater distress from such symptoms, according to results of a cohort study published in JAMA Psychiatry.
VIDEO: Early intervention for psychotic disorders improves long-term outcomes
NEW YORK — In this Healio Video Perspective, Dost Öngür, MD, PhD, discusses highlights from his talk at the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting on the importance of early intervention treatment for psychotic disorders.
Study suggests strong link between teen cannabis use, psychotic disorders
Teenagers who use cannabis have a much higher risk for developing a psychotic disorder compared with their nonusing peers, according to research published in Psychological Medicine.
Severe maternal morbidity raises risk for mental health hospitalizations, ED visits
Severe maternal morbidity was associated with increased risk for mental health hospitalization or emergency department visit up to 13 years postpartum, according to a population-based Canadian cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.