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 ...

In a recent cohort study published in The Lancet Regional Health – Europe, researchers from Sweden and Finland conducted a population-based study to investigate the potential association between ...

Kenneth Kendler, one of the most influential and prolific psychiatric researchers and historians of our time, recently published two articles examining the role of the brain in psychiatric disorders: ...

Adolescents who use cannabis could face a significantly higher risk of developing serious psychiatric disorders by young ...

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 ...

Adolescent cannabis use doubles the risk of psychotic and bipolar disorders, with increased risks for depression and anxiety, ...

Building off previous groundbreaking research, a new study identifies specific genetic variants that have significant impacts on brain development and are shared across eight different psychiatric ...

High levels of glucose and triglycerides are associated with future risk for depression, anxiety, and stress-related disorders, according to a study published online April 2 in JAMA Network Open.

Researchers recently discovered that eight different psychiatric conditions share a common genetic basis. A study published this year pinpointed specific variants among those shared genes and ...

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