Brain scientist cautions against suggestions cannabis causes schizophrenia

Hill had a post released in 2013 in the Journal of Psychiatry & Neuroscience, called “Cleaning the smoke: What do we know about adolescent cannabis usage and schizophrenia?” where he laid out research studies that have been performed to determine if …See all stories on this topic

Emory Psychiatry looks for support for National Alliance on Mental disorder walk

A group of personnel and students from Emory Psychiatry seeks support from the university neighborhood as they join in the Sept. 26 NAMIWalk in Grant Park, benefitting the National Alliance on Mental disorder. The 5K walk steps off Saturday at 10 a.m. Funds raised …See all stories on this subject

UC-Merced Leverages Innovation To Improve Access to Mental Healthcare

In Northern California, Neighborhood Psychiatry has been offering telepsychiatry in backwoods for about 6 years. Each year, the number of clients it serves via telemedicine increases. In the previous three years, patient numbers have increased from 178 to 800.See all stories on this topic

HackensackUMC holds behavioral health seminar

The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at Hackensack University Medical Center (HackensackUMC) announces the inaugural International Integrative Behavioral Health Symposium, “The Third Revolution in Psychiatry.” The event will certainly take place on …See all stories on this topic

Cannabis Use and Schizophrenia

Citation: French L, Gray C, Leonard G, et al. Early marijuana use, polygenic risk score for schizophrenia and brain maturation in teenage years. JAMA Psychiatry. 2015; August 26, 2015. doi:10.1001/ jamapsychiatry.2015.1131.See all stories on this topic