The relationship between mental health disorders and substance use and integrated approaches.
Mental Health
Medication for the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), the Health and Human Services US Government Department (HSS) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) have collaborated to create a manual on...
New Resource Centre from SAMHSA
SAMHSA has launched the new Evidence Based Resource Center which will allow practitioners to find tools, manuals, clinical practice guidelines and science based-resources. Available directly through the SAMHSA website, the digital resource...
D-Healthylife Interdisciplinary Co-Creation Workshop in Barcelona
As part of the d-HealthyLife initiative EIT Health Campus is offering a full day co-creation workshop.
New Dataset Made Available from Study of Adolescent Brain Development
In February of 2018 the US National Institute of Health (NIH) released the first dataset from an "unprecedented study of adolescent brain development", the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study. The study has, to date...
Characteristics of and Precipitating Circumstances Surrounding Suicide among Persons Aged 10–17 Years
Summary What is already known about this topic? Suicide is a major public health problem. It is the third leading cause of death among U.S. persons aged 10–17 years. In Utah, the rate of suicide among persons aged 10–17 years has increased...
Differences between Psychotic Disorders with Concurrent Cannabis Use and Cannabis-Induced Psychoses
Abstract Background: The fact that Cannabis use can lead to psychotic symptoms has been recognized years ago. Moreover, when the patient is using cannabis, the distinction between a primary psychotic disorder and a cannabis-induced...
31st ECNP Congress (European College of Neuropsychopharmacology)
The annual ECNP Congress is Europe’s premier scientific meeting for disease-oriented brain research, attracting neuroscientists, psychiatrists, neurologists and psychologists from around the world.
Tobacco Use Decreases Visual Sensitivity in Schizophrenia
Smoking prevalence in patients who are diagnosed with schizophrenia (SCZ) is higher than in the general population. Chronic tobacco use in SCZ patients may reduce the side effects of antipsychotic drugs, thus serving as a self-medication...
11th Forum of Neuroscience
The 11th FENS Forum of Neuroscience (FENS 2018), will take place in Berlin, Germany from 7-11 July, 2018.
How Do People with Mood and Anxiety Disorders Perceive and Interpret the Drinking Motives Questionnaire?
Abstract Background Research has identified drinking motives as the final common pathway to alcohol use, and associations between specific drinking motives and drinking patterns have consistently been demonstrated. Data on drinking motives...