More evidence of cannabis-induced psychosis
...ethics board as safe for the subjects, experienced psychotic effects just as strong as if they had smoked canna...C may produce potent THC metabolites, which induce psychotic effects. Research into designing THC-based medications has boomed in the last few years, due to the ...Brain imaging study may hold clues to onset of schizophrenia in people at high risk
... might use to help assess their risk of developing psychotic symptoms," Belger said. "If such a tool became established, perhaps we could intervene early on in some way to improve whatever pathology it showed." Belger is an associate professor of psychiatry in UNC's School of Medicine and of psychology in UNC'...Chemists identify immune system mechanism for methamphetamine binges
...ealth problems, including memory loss, aggression, psychotic behavior, and potential heart and brain damage. The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology (at Scripps) and the National Institute on Drug Abuse provided funding for this study. In addition to Janda and Dickerson, other study co-authors include Noboru...Methamphtetamine's ruinous effects on children documented in Midwest study
...went through days-long highs, often accompanied by psychotic symptoms, followed by crashes and days of sleep. Parents making the drug in their homes exposed their children to toxic fumes and the danger of explosions or fires. Some asked their children to steal items needed for making the drug or to stand gua...More homeless mentally ill than expected according to UCSD study: Interventions urged
...ss as patients with MediCal; homeless persons with psychotic disorders have been reported to have greater difficulty obtaining and maintaining entitlement benefits than non-psychotic homeless persons." The authors concluded that "although it would be nave to assume that treatment for substance use disorders a...Unique presentation of delirium after stem cell transplantation
...rized into three distinct clusters of symptoms: 1) psychotic and behavioral problems, 2) cognitive impairment, and 3) disturbance of mood and consciousness. Early symptoms began about four days prior to the start of the episode and lasted an average of 10 days, peaking at the end of the second week after trans...Cannabis increases risk of psychosis
...lescence and young adulthood increases the risk of psychotic symptoms later in life, according to a new study p...r substance use, predisposition for psychosis, and psychotic symptoms, and were monitored for four years. After adjusting for influential factors, such as social...Study pinpoints schizophrenia brain glitch
...n, or 2.2 million Americans. It is the most common psychotic illness, and accounts for some 40 percent of VA's mental health costs. Contrary to popular notion, it does not involve a "split personality"; that is a rare and separate condition. The disease does involve delusions, in which patients may think other...New survey reveals treatment goals of people with schizophrenia
...nia were more interested and focused on decreasing psychotic symptoms such as hearing voices. In general, physicians were focused on treating symptoms. According to the survey, people with schizophrenia have shifted their focus to life goals rather than treatment goals. They ranked the following significantly...Earlier diagnosis of schizophrenia improves results of treatment
...izophrenia rapidly, following the onset of a first psychotic episode, improves the patients' response to treatm...ecause there is some indication that the untreated psychotic state itself may increase the risk of a poor outcome. "It looks like the longer the period of time b...Public awareness programs can reduce the duration of untreated psychosis
...AGO People experiencing their first symptoms of a psychotic mental illness, such as schizophrenia, sought trea...n areas with public programs to raise awareness of psychotic illnesses, symptoms and treatment, according to an article in the February issue of The Archives of ...Faulty wiring in the brain may cause early-onset schizophrenia
...anguage and emotional problems before the onset of psychotic symptoms. DTI can identify white matter abnormalities before major symptoms are apparent. "Our goal is to detect and treat this disease early, so we can stop the progression before full-fledged symptoms develop," Dr. Ashtari said. "Early-onset sch...Study questions benefits of costly schizophrenia drug
...l disease of the brain, is the most common form of psychotic illness, affecting about 2.2 million Americans. It usually develops between ages 16 and 30. Contrary to popular notion, the disease is marked not by a "split personality," but by delusions, hallucinations, and confused thinking. People with schizophr...Nicotine metabolite shows promise for improving memory, protecting brain cells
...inine may be a safe treatment for the debilitating psychotic behavior of schizophrenics, Dr. Jerry J. Buccafusco, pharmacologist and director of the MCG Alzheimer's Research Center, says in an abstract presented at the 33rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience in New Orleans, Nov. 8-12. "Many people ...Nicotine metabolite may improve memory, protect against disease
...tinine may be helpful in treating the debilitating psychotic behavior of people with schizophrenia. Up to now, cotinine's biggest use has been as a urine marker for tobacco use, although its potential use in curbing smoking also has been explored. "Many people have thought that cotinine was an essentially ina...Could you suffer from psychosis? The nose knows
...riteria for being at imminent risk of developing a psychotic illness and who have experienced mental status changes. This clinic is managed by Assoc Prof Alison Yung and Lisa Phillips under the direction of Professor Patrick McGorry....Four-year data show risk of relapse is halved in Risperdal patients compared to haloperidol
... right at the start of the illness, upon the first psychotic episode, we may be able to prevent some of the consequences of this very debilitating disease,' said Professor Robin Emsley, MD, core investigator and head of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa. "We know tha...UGA, MCG study impact of long-term use of schizophrenia drugs
...lock dopamine receptors so they don't have as many psychotic outbursts. Patients are quiet, docile and more easily managed but their cognition becomes impaired, and it's worse than it would have been without treatment. What we are in the process of doing is evaluating these atypical drugs to see if they rea...Mayo Clinic study reveals new fathers struggle with obsessional thoughts too
...nal thoughts, which will not lead to violence, and psychotic thoughts, which may lead to the rare case of harm ...son tries to resist these thoughts. In the case of psychotic thoughts, parents view their thoughts as realistic and rational. Whenever parents have difficulty co...Doctors have trouble talking to patients about psychotic symptoms
Doctors have trouble talking to patients about psychotic symptoms, finds a study in this week's BMJ. Resear...ively attempted to talk about the content of their psychotic symptoms, such as hallucinations and delusions, and the distress associated with these symptoms. How...