More dangers of pot smoking reported
Two more research studies warn against having a cavalier approach to cannabis. First, researchers at University of Sydney, in Australia,...
Risks due to energy drinks
In 2009, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration reported that more than 13,000 emergency room visits were associated...
Effect of an urban environment on cannabis psychosis risk
Cannabis is considered a cause of psychotic illness, interacting with genetic and other environmental risk factors. Researchers at Maastricht University...
Further support for the cannabis/psychosis connection
Researchers at Maastricht University Medical Center, in the Netherlands, studied the use of cannabis in adolescence and their risk for...
Music therapy during an acute psychotic episode
It might be useful for some patients, say researchers at the University of Sydney, in Australia. But which ones?
Cannabis use and the risk of psychosis
Researchers at Prince of Wales Hospital, in New South Wales, Australia, reviewed the evidence to determine the extent to which...
Negative effects of cannabis in bipolar disorder
Research suggests that cannabis use has a negative effect on onset and outcome of schizophrenia. Now, researchers at Eli Lilly...
Adverse effects of non-medical cannabis
For over 2 decades, cannabis (marijuana) has been the most widely used illicit drug by young people in high-income countries,...
Marijuana: Politics trumps reality
Attorney General Eric Holder says the US Justice Department will no longer raid medical marijuana clubs. His declaration is a...
Update: Cannabis and the risk of psychosis
Dr. Cecile Henquet, of the Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology at the University of Maastricht, presented a summary of what...
Associations between cannabis and psychosis
Writing on Medscape, Dr. Michael Compton reviewed the effects of marijuana.
Targeted exercise programs in geriatric institutionalized people
Researchers from Faculté des Sciences du Sport, in Bordeaux, France compared the response to 2 exercise programs vs usual care.
The association betweeen cannabis use and psychosis
Researchers from Australia report that early use of marijuana is a risk-modifying factor for psychosis in young adults.
Music therapy for serious mental disorders
Researchers from Unifob Health in Bergen, Norway reviewed the literature to “examine the benefits of music therapy for people with...
Farm animals help treat mental disorders
Researchers from the Norwegian University tell us, “The benefits of animal-assisted therapy (AAT) for humans with mental disorders have been...
Marijuana and the onset in psychotic disorders
 Early onset of psychosis is associated with a history of lifetime cannabis abuse or dependence, according to researchers at Harvard...
Response to cannabis by non-smokers with MS
Researchers from Italy and the US studied changes in psychological symptoms, reasoning, abuse, tolerability, quality of life, fatigue, and ability...
Effect of cannabis on the onset of psychosis
Researchers from Spain and Boston studied the relationship between age and cannabis use in patients with a first psychotic episode.
Cannabis and psychosis in adolescence
In the largest unselected, population-based study on this topic to date, researchers from Finland observed “Cannabis use is associated with...
The role for marijuana in medical practice
Two Canadian doctors debate the issue. And a reader debates me. Enjoy!