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Drugs of Abuse Cause Addiction Through Effects on the Brain
1+ year, 5+ day ago (537+ words) Updated June 19, 2025 | Reviewed by Gary Drevitch Blum and fellow researchers published their findings in JAMA in 1990 to great controversy. "However, to my surprise, the DRD2 gene and associated polymorphisms over the past three-and-one-half decades stood the test of time and are…...
Psychiatrists in Canandaigua, NY
1+ week, 3+ day ago (116+ words) Find Psychiatrists or Psychiatric Nurses in Canandaigua, NY: Dr. Brooke A. Finley, Ph D, DNP; Canandaigua Holistic Psychiatry; Rosemary Shanahan, PMHNP; TMS Centers of NY- Division of Neuro Sciences Group; Rachelle Buchanan, MSN, PMHNP; A. Cyrus Marcy, PMHNP; Adam De Nault, MS,…...
Rivertown Psychiatry-Columbus, Psychiatrist, Columbus, GA, 31901
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (163+ words) Kaizad Shroff - Rivertown Psychiatry-Columbus, Psychiatrist, Columbus, GA, 31901, (706) 760-7620, WALK IN CLINIC: One of our regions biggest issues with mental health is the absence of a psychiatrist when a patient decides to see one. No more 1-2 month waits for appointments. By having…...
There Are No Positives for Young Adult Cannabis Users
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (915+ words) Posted March 30, 2026 | Reviewed by Gary Drevitch Incidence of first-episode psychosis with cannabis use is strongly age-dependent, with a peak between ages 15-30. Males tend to present earlier (late adolescence to early 20s), while females often show a slightly later peak. Some psychosis…...
Why Mental Health Needs More Than One Kind of Expert
1+ week, 2+ day ago (313+ words) Posted June 14, 2026 | Reviewed by Ekua Hagan Mental healthcare is generally divided into separate domains: Researchers generate evidence. Clinicians apply that knowledge in practice. People with lived experience offer insights into what mental illness feels like from the inside. Each perspective…...
Is Cannabis Psychosis Riskier Than Drug-Induced Psychosis?
1+ week, 4+ day ago (715+ words) Updated June 12, 2026 | Reviewed by Davia Sills D'Souza's trailblazing research helped move the field beyond the simple observation that cannabis use and psychosis are associated. The more important question became whether cannabis could cause psychotic disorders. His studies also found that…...
Cannabis and Nicotine Co-Use Among Youth Is Rising
1+ week, 6+ day ago (479+ words) Updated June 11, 2026 | Reviewed by Kaja Perina Today's cannabis co-user is often combining nicotine with far more potent THC exposures than earlier generations experienced. THC concentrations in legal and illicit products are substantially higher, particularly in vape concentrates, where THC levels…...
Is Cannabis Psychosis More Than Drug-Induced Psychosis?
1+ week, 4+ day ago (715+ words) Posted June 12, 2026 | Reviewed by Davia Sills D'Souza's trailblazing research helped move the field beyond the simple observation that cannabis use and psychosis are associated. The more important question became whether cannabis could cause psychotic disorders. His studies also found that…...
Should We Change How We Talk About Mental Health and Neurodivergence?
1+ week, 6+ day ago (425+ words) Posted June 10, 2026 | Reviewed by Gary Drevitch How many times does a clinician or researcher encounter friends, colleagues or members of the public saying "I'm depressed" or "I reckon I have ADHD"? Fairly often, I am guessing. This terminology is commonly…...
Should We Change How We Talk About Mental Health and Neurodivergence? | Psychology Today South Africa
1+ week, 6+ day ago (425+ words) Posted June 10, 2026 | Reviewed by Gary Drevitch How many times does a clinician or researcher encounter friends, colleagues or members of the public saying "I'm depressed" or "I reckon I have ADHD"? Fairly often, I am guessing. This terminology is commonly…...