Mental Health help | People with schizophrenia who use cannabis develop the disease three years earlier, on average, than non-cannabis users, according to new findings first published in Schizophrenia Research.
A newly proposed bill by a Kentucky legislator requires men to get signed consent from their spouses and visit a doctor twice prior to receiving drugs for erectile dysfunction (ED). Also, married men would be required to make a sworn statement they will only use the prescription when having sexual relations with their current spouse.
This contrasts with other fields of medicine, where diagnosis and treatment are often based not only on a sound clinical examination, but also biological tests based on validated biomarkers.
The holidays can be difficult for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), particularly because of new or different social situations.
One reason scientists believe ASD causes impairment in social interactions is due to an inability to effectively infer other's thoughts and feelings through "theory of mind," or ToM -- the ability to understand the mental states of others and oneself.
This was a retrospective cohort study using an anonymised electronic health record case register.
Almost 10% of Americans have had DSM-5 drug use disorder (DUD) at some point in their life, many of them also with potentially disabling comorbidities, according to a large national survey.
Complicating matters further, fewer than 25% have received treatment for DUD, according to data from the first nationally representative survey of individuals after Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) replaced DSM-IV in 2013.
Taurine is a sulphur-containing amino acid, taurine has a number of biochemical roles in human metabolism.
Taurine is one of the major ingredients in most of the common energy drinks, and concerns over the safety of these drinks and questions as to the ingredients' role in human cellular function have sparked renewed interest in this compound.