While Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors or SSRIs are among the most-prescribed psychiatric drugs, doctors caution ...

IntroductionHello, this is Sakamoto. Part 2 of 'The Science of Quitting Smoking'.Last time, we looked at why nicotine captures people so effectively by examining the mechanisms of the brain.This time, ...

Anorexia nervosa has long carried a grim distinction: among all psychiatric illnesses, only substance-use disorders kill more of the people they afflict. For decades, clinicians have assumed that the ...

Video games have become as ordinary a part of adolescence as homework or friendships, with more than 90 percent of teenagers ...

Early intervention may mitigate elevated risk for cancer-specific mortality observed among people with pre-existing ...

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About half of patients receiving treatment at the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Kaduna, are presenting with substance-abuse-related disorders, its ...

Researchers evaluated the association between GLP-1 receptor agonists and cardiovascular outcomes in adults with serious mental illness.

Jang-joo Lee, Director of the Lee Rak Digital Culture InstituteAs debate has raged for years over whether excessive gaming ...

Do you really have OCD? Discover the medical facts and clear insights that can shed light on your symptoms and help you ...

Background Marginalisation has been proposed as a risk factor for the development of opioid use disorder (OUD), an important ...

Adjustment disorder is a condition where excessive reactions in terms of emotions or behavior occur in response to specific ...