Monthly Archives: September 2016

Objective: Marijuana has been approved for a number of psychiatric conditions in many states in the US including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), agitation in Alzheimer’s disease, and Tourette’s disorder. In this systematic review, we examine the strength of evidence for … Continue reading →

ABSTRACT Objective: To compare health care resource utilization and costs in veterans with schizophrenia treated with paliperidone palmitate (PP) versus oral atypical antipsychotics (OAAs). Methods: A retrospective longitudinal study was conducted using electronic health record data from the Veterans Health … Continue reading →

Objective: To examine the cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between sleep disturbance and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depressive symptoms in a large cohort of adolescents exposed to the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake in China. Methods: Participants were 1,573 adolescents (mean age … Continue reading →

Because of similar symptoms of depression, bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder may be misdiagnosed or confused with one another. In a new study, researchers reveal the distinct differences between bipolar and borderline personality disorders in order to better treat … Continue reading →

Meditation affects a person’s brain function long after the act of meditation is over, according to new research. “This is the first time meditation training has been shown to affect emotional processing in the brain outside of a meditative state,” … Continue reading →