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Cannabis linked to earlier onset of psychosis

Cannabis use appears to be linked with the earlier onset of psychosis, a new study suggests. The meta analysis of previous studies found people who used cannabis developed psychosis on average over two years younger. Although the nature of the link is...

Published 8 Feb 2011 2:29 PM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, psychosis, children, drugs, Drug use, cannabis, family breakdown
Mapping happiness on iPhone and quitting your job

If you happen to be one of those iPhone owners you might want to check out a new app by the London School of Economics which helps measure your happiness on a daily basis. The free mappiness app will anonymously collate all the information to build a...

Published 17 Aug 2010 12:58 PM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, psychosis, social work, dementia, older people, iphone, adults, workforce
Can fish oil help prevent psychosis?

Social worker-to-be weighs up the latest study suggesting fish oil may help prevent the onset of pyschosis and warns against reading too much into the research. Read More...

Published 2 Feb 2010 1:49 PM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, psychosis, fish oil
Cycling into psychosis

I've been getting more into cycling recently - but fortunately I've never pushed it as far as this man. Read More...

Published 30 Sep 2009 4:23 PM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, psychosis, cycling
Hypnosis, psychosis and bathrooms

Look into my eyes, not around the eyes, look into my eyes... you're under! Hypnotism, as the New York Times notes , has a controversial history. But the newspaper suggests it may be useful for treating a range of conditions, including depression....

Published 4 Nov 2008 10:57 AM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, psychosis, childhood abuse, hypnosis
Mental health research update

Ok, there's been a few bits of mental health research published over the past couple of days. Read More...

Published 30 Oct 2008 2:54 PM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, psychosis, depression, suicide, stress, anxiety, older people, primary care, high blood pressure
Truman Show syndrome, Prozac and CBT

The New York Times has a piece on Truman Show syndrome - apparently a growing number of psychotic patients believe they are part of a Truman Show type scenario, in which their every waking moment is being filmed as part of some sort of reality show. Read...

Published 29 Aug 2008 1:06 PM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, psychosis, cbt, prozac, pets, anger management, truman show syndrome
Depression, diabetes and cannabis

Here's something I didn't know but maybe should have - diabetes and depression are linked, according to research. Read More...

Published 18 Jun 2008 5:13 PM by Mad World

Filed under: simeon brody, psychosis, depression, cannabis, diabetes
Cannabis reclassification

It seems the government has decided that cannabis should be reclassified as a class B drug, ignoring the advice of its expert committee. Read More...

Published 8 May 2008 5:04 PM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, simeon brody, psychosis, rapid transcranial magnetic stimulation, cannabis
Happiness: we don't know what we're doing

We're not very good at judging what makes us happy, says a story in the Washington Post. Read More...

Published 9 Jan 2008 9:54 AM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, simeon brody, psychosis, happiness

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