Teen use of marijuana has jumped significantly in recent decades - by 245% since 2000, with over 30% of U.S. high school seniors reporting they'd used the drug in the past year and 6.3% reporting they ...

It notes that average levels of the psychoactive ingredient in cannabis, THC, are five to 10 times higher than levels in the ...

A new large-scale study has found that teens using cannabis have a higher risk of developing psychiatric disorders.

Brain age reveals measurable psychiatric differences, offering clinicians a promising biomarker to improve personalised ...

Although the number of people who smoke cigarettes has dropped significantly since the mid-1960s, about 16% of the U.S. adult population still smoke. A much greater percentage of those with certain ...

Crazy in love just took on a whole new meaning. A sweeping study found that people with psychiatric disorders are more likely to say “I do” to someone with similar mental health struggles, rather than ...

Eating disorders are some of the most deadly psychiatric illnesses in the country, with the second-highest mortality rate after opioid addiction.

Homelessness can predispose individuals to psychiatric disorders. Conversely, certain psychiatric disorders can increase the risk of becoming homeless. A recent article in JAMA Psychiatry by Rebecca ...

In A Nutshell About one in ten cancer patients developed a new mental health disorder, most often anxiety or depression, within a year of their diagnosis. Those patients were 51% more likely to die ...

National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, which begins Feb. 23, attempts to shed light on a condition that affects millions ...