Addiction
CBD may reduce craving for alcohol, study finds
CBD may hold promise as a tool to help people reduce problem drinking, according to a new study published in Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research.
Feb 3, 2025
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Anxiety Disorders
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mindfulness-based groups tied to significant reduction in opioid craving
For adults with opioid use disorder (OUD) receiving buprenorphine, a mindfulness-based group is similar to a recovery support group for opioid use, substance use, and reductions in anxiety, but demonstrates a larger reduction ...
Jan 29, 2025
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Advanced brain circuit-mapping technique reveals new anxiety drug target
Weill Cornell Medicine investigators have identified in a preclinical model a specific brain circuit whose inhibition appears to reduce anxiety without side effects. Their work suggests a new target for treating anxiety disorders ...
Jan 29, 2025
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Breaking the stigma of postpartum mental health
Bringing a baby into the world is often portrayed as one of life's happiest moments. While this is true for many, it's also normal to feel overwhelmed during the postpartum period. Mental health conditions are the most common ...
Jan 27, 2025
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Psychology & Psychiatry
A mental health crisis: A 'moonshot' is needed
Rates of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) combined with anxiety disorders or diagnoses of depression increased by 177% and 138% in only five years, from 2019 to 2023, according to the Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, ...
Jan 27, 2025
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Blood vessel growth factor alleviates anxious behaviors in mouse study
Anxiety disorders, characterized by an excessive apprehension about real or perceived threats and dysfunctional behaviors aimed at avoiding these threats, are among the most common mental health conditions. Estimates suggest ...
Autism spectrum disorders
How can people with autism and social anxiety understand others' emotions better?
A smile, tears in your eyes or a blush on your cheeks: We understand one another better by mirroring one another's emotions. In her Ph.D. dissertation, Julia Folz concludes that people with autism or social anxiety can be ...
Jan 23, 2025
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Addiction
Researchers track sharp increase in diagnoses for sedative, hypnotic and anxiety use disorder in young adults
The prevalence of diagnosed disorders from recurrent use of sedative, hypnotic and antianxiety medications in adolescents and young adults has increased sharply since 2001, according to Rutgers Health researchers.
Jan 23, 2025
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Psychology & Psychiatry
For tennis star Destanee Aiava, borderline personality disorder felt like 'a death sentence'—and a relief. What is it?
Last week, Australian Open player Destanee Aiava revealed she had struggled with borderline personality disorder.
Jan 22, 2025
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Genetics
Genetic risk for mental health issues linked to higher divorce rates
People who get divorced tend to have higher genetic predispositions for psychiatric disorders, even if they never develop these conditions themselves, according to a Rutgers Health analysis of millions of marital histories ...
Jan 14, 2025
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