How Does Cannabis Impact the Brain and Behavior? Here'' s What Recent Research studies SayView gallery Source: Richard Lautens/Getty Images A 2012 research study in Biological Psychiatry found that weed can trigger anxiety for regular users during durations of withdrawal and puts those with hereditary tendencies at risk for developing schizophrenia ...See all stories on [...]
Postdoctoral scientist in translational addiction research studyCurrently there is a vacancy for a postdoctoral scientist in collaboration with VUMC, AMC Psychiatry, and the Netherlands Institute on Neuroscience (NIN), on disrupting reconsolidation of alcohol memories through working memory interference.See all stories on this topic Robert Spitzer: Psychiatrist who revolutionised his career and led the project to [...]
Neuroimaging Research study Searches for Connection Clues to ADHD Medical diagnosis"A great deal of things might be occurring in one's environment, but just some grab our attention," said Vinod Menon, Ph.D., a teacher of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and the research's senior author. "The salience network helps us stop daydreaming ...See all stories on this [...]
Robert Spitzer, '' most influential psychiatrist, ' passes away at83 Dr. Allen Frances, a professor emeritus of psychiatry at Duke University and editor of a later edition of the manual, told the Times that Spitzer "was by far the most prominent psychiatrist of his time."See all stories on this subject http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= HMC hosts international [...]
Project launched to cut alcohol-related hospital re-admissionsThe job has received ₤ 1.3 million in financing from Man's and St Thomas' Charity, which supports originalities in health and care in Lambeth and Southwark, and is led by the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's ...See all stories on this topic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= Prominent [...]
The Nixon-Masked Male Who Helped End Homosexuality as an IllnessBeing gay in the majority of career fields was dangerous, but this was particularly so in psychiatry, the medical field accountable for defining homosexuality as a sickness. The conclusion that homosexuality was a mental illness was so extensively accepted that it was composed ...See all stories [...]
Sierra Tucson Announces New Director of Eating Healing ProgramDr. Masterson brings with her nearly 17 years of psychiatry and eating disorder experience. Masterson combines an evidence-based method with a human touch to offer her clients with the best possible care. She made a Bachelor of Arts degree in ...See all stories on this topic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= [...]
What Psychologists Want You to Find out about the Holiday Blues"SAD is thought to be because of the absence of sunshine in the cold month," says Simon Rego, PsyD, director of psychology training at the Montefiore Medical Center and associate professor of scientific psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Albert Einstein ...See all stories on this [...]
Acknowledging and Treating Seasonal Affective Disorder at the Westport LibraryRecognizing and Dealing with Seasonal Affective Disorder at the Westport Library: Lateef Habib, Medical Planner of Outpatient Services in the Department of Psychiatry at Norwalk Health center, will speak about Seasonal depression (SAD) on Thursday ...See all stories on this topic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= People In Business: [...]
Anxiety on the rise in homeowners and internsOver a quarter of physicians in training (28.8 %) meet criteria for depression or suffer from depressive symptoms and prevalence is increasing, according to a meta-analysis released in the December 8, 2015 issue of the Journal of the American Medical ...See all stories on this topic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= [...]