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Intermittent Use of Benzodiazepines BARCELONA — Intermittent benzodiazepine use significantly reduces the risk for falls, fractures, and...

The judge ordered me to undergo a psychiatric evaluation. I’d only been an attorney for just under five years and now a judge was...

CONFERENCE REPORTER Investigators found in a recent study that esketamine nasal spray for treatment-resistant depression (TRD) results in...

When the STAR*D study was launched more than two decades ago, the NIMH investigators promised that the results would be rapidly...

"The history of psychiatry is a history of fads in theory, diagnosis, and treatment. Such rapid shifts in conceptualization—such as the...

The overdose crisis in the US has seen a significant increase in drug overdose deaths, with fentanyl-laced stimulants fueling the fourth...

A retrospective cohort study published in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine found that off-label gabapentin prescriptions did not...

The Nurses Health Study II (NHS II) has found that a diet high in ultraprocessed food (UPF), particularly artificial sweeteners, has been...

A systematic legal analysis using the Alcohol Policy Information System identified 18 states with AELs, 15 with explicitly prohibited AE...

A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) found that recreational marijuana use among teenagers is...

There's no escaping mental health challenges—everyone has them. So, if you struggle with anxiety, depression, or substance abuse you've...

Whatever the cause of it is, mental illness can happen to anyone. Whether you're rich or poor, tall or short, black or white, famous or...

Poor adherence to medication is a real challenge in healthcare. Despite evidence indicating therapeutic benefit from adhering to a...

Here is a hint – they are not psychiatrists or even physicians. They are Republicans. That may come as a shock to those of you who have...

Psilocybin Reduces Symptoms, Disability in Major Depression A single dose of an experimental psilocybin drug offered significant...

— One-size-fits-all treatment approaches sometimes fail Methadone Access America's drug overdose crisis has escalated in the past few...

Mental Health Matters Episode Summary In 2020, suicide was the 12th leading cause of death in the United States, claiming the lives of...

From TIME: “By the latest federal estimates, about one in eight U.S. adults now takes an antidepressant and one in five has recently...

— Significant early improvement sustained through day 43 in multicenter study Single Psilocybin Dose Just one dose of psilocybin...

— Increase seen particularly in western states and in younger adults Pills Fatal overdoses from counterfeit pharmaceuticals, particularly...