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Teen drivers diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are significantly more likely to crash, be issued traffic and moving violations, and engage in risky driving behaviors than their peers without…
Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) is a major public health problem for which approved treatments are of limited efficacy. Baclofen, a ...
A new group being set up by ministers will examine how body image impacts on young people's mental wellbeing. The Scottish ...
Despite the outpouring of support following the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, advanced care paramedic Jessica Brost didn’t know ...
Mental health courts are special courts that serve people who have committed crimes they may never have committed if they had not ...
As a family-focused mental health attorney, I routinely explain to individuals and families the rights afforded to them under ...
You’ve probably heard of dopamine as a “pleasure chemical” that’s been associated with addiction. Think of the term ...
It’s been a long time since I’ve been a school psychologist, and my conversations with current ones indicate that the field ...
Workplace wellness programs have been touted as a powerful tool that can make employees healthier and more productive while ...
Darryl Sweeper, Jr., MA, Clinical Psychology Doctoral Student at William James College. https://www.linkedin.com/in/darryl ...
We can be proud, by this time, to say that our mental health care system is increasingly person-centered. Now, health care transformation efforts are innovating new value-based models that incentivize ...
Neuroscientists have found that the psychedelic drug MDMA reopens a kind of window, called a 'critical period,' when the brain is sensitive to learning the reward value of social behaviors. The findings may explain why…
Suicide and suicidal behavior are major health problems, throughout the world. Close to one million people die by suicide ...
An estimated 76 million people use psychostimulants, which include illicit drugs such as methamphetamine, cocaine, and 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, as well as prescription stimulants. A new study from Australia is…
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Suicide can be a taboo subject. For some people, it is an uncomfortable discussion and many parents are reluctant to discuss ...
Our children and grandchildren are shaped by the genes they inherit from us, but new research is revealing that experiences of ...
More than a decade of research on the mda-7/IL-24 gene has shown that it helps to suppress a majority of cancer types, and now scientists are focusing on how the gene drives this process by influencing microRNAs. The…
Researchers evaluated the two most common ADHD treatments and found that, although the risk of psychosis is low, it is greater for patients who are taking amphetamines than for those taking methylphenidates.
UK report suggests sites such as Facebook and Instagram could be harming mental health Social media addiction should be ...
Two recent ransomware attacks on mental healthcare providers are reminders of the security incident response and risk mitigation ...
It will come as no surprise to you that childhood trauma, particularly unresolved trauma, can lead to mental health issues and addiction later in life. While less was known about the specific ...
There has been concern, for some time, about the impact of screen time on children’s health; in particular, does time spent on ...
As a clinical psychologist trained in Singapore, I am compelled to write this letter after the HIV data leak by the self ...
One in three students with ADHD received no school-based interventions and two of three received no classroom management, researchers found in the largest study of children and teens with ADHD ever conducted. At least…
Psychopharmacology is a field, which analyses the impact of different drugs on the mental health of patients. It considers how ...
In contrast to studies of mice and rats, new research investigating the effect of methylphenidate (Ritalin) on neuronal activity in monkeys has found no effect of the drug on the prefrontal cortex. The study leaves open…
Professional psychology has been recognized in law enforcement since the late 1960s and 1970s during the development of formal ...
Among the different therapeutic alternatives for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral ...
A pair of new studies has provided new insight into the challenges faced by children on the autism spectrum who exhibit symptoms of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). According to the findings, these…
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