Psychiatry

In the introduction to her book, Dr. Gail Beck talks about why she felt an objective discussion of cannabis use in adolescents is important.

Overall, alcohol remains more widely used than cannabis. But starting in 2022, the number of daily cannabis users in the U.S. surpassed that of daily drinkers—a major shift in American habits.

For around 2%-to-7% of the population, vomiting provokes anxiety so severe they’ll do anything to avoid it.

In Canada, about 15% of the population experience the winter blues, while 2%-to-6% experience seasonal affective disorder.

Taken to improve sleep quality, the drugs actually lead to a decline in certain important parameters, particularly for memory and cognitive health, in seniors.

Hypertension, high blood sugar, inactivity, or sleep disorders: A study shows that certain modifiable factors increase the risk of developing one of these three neurological conditions.

Systematic review provides details on which treatments have greatest impact on weight, heart rate, blood pressure and other factors.

Instead, the task force says clinicians should make asking about a patient’s mental health and well-being a part of their usual care and use their own clinical judgement to detect signs of depression and decide of further steps.