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Early trauma exposure tied to telomere shortening in men with schizophrenia
“Pathobiology of schizophrenia may lie ... in the mechanisms related to sexual differentiation.”
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Consanguineous parentage raises risk of mood disorders, psychoses in offspring
Children of first-cousin consanguineous parents are at greater risk of being prescribed psychotropic medications than those born to nonrelated...
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Pot legalization tied to drop in opioid prescribing rates
Two studies, one of Medicare Part D users and another of Medicaid enrollees, suggest that policy discussions are needed.
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Irritability, depressive mood tied to higher suicidality risk in adolescence
The association was more important for girls than boys “as indicated by the need to prevent the exposure among 5 girls to avoid 1 case of...
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U.S. adults consumed 17.5 billion total binge drinks in 2015
Assessing binge-drinking prevalence alone does not capture some disparities in binge-drinking behavior, the coinvestigators concluded.
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Different OSA subtypes respond differently to therapy
Researchers identify different subgroups of patients with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea.
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Interventions urged to stop rising NAS, stem Medicaid costs
Try screening, referral, and treatment for substance abuse and mental health disorders among reproductive age women, including adolescents.
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Cannabis users at highest psychosis risk may elect to quit
The new findings could help guide clinicians whose patients express a desire to quit and report psychosis-like experiences associated with...
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Early family intervention tied to reduced AUDs in Mexican American youth
The results show the effectiveness of focusing substance use prevention efforts on middle school students.
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Children, adolescents with TBI at risk of secondary ADHD
Patients with less severe TBI had about twice the risk of developing ADHD, compared with control subjects.
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Tanning addiction associated with multiple behavioral comorbidities
Substance abuse, panic disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder appear to accompany the addiction.