03/03/2010 | Australian research has added more weight to the theory that young adults using cannabis from an early age and over a prolonged period are more likely to have hallucinations or to meet criteria for psychosis.
24/02/2010 | Mental health professionals need to acknowledge the significance of problem video game use and should routinely ask young patients about their electronic media use to identify those at risk, Australian psychologists say.
28/01/2010 | American psychiatrists have reported successful use of electroconvulsive therapy to treat prolonged methamphetamine-induced psychosis that did not respond to antipsychotic medication.
21/01/2010 | Despite new research suggesting disulfiram may be effective in treating cocaine dependence, there is not enough evidence to support its clinical use and more work is needed to investigate adverse effects, researchers conclude.
14/01/2010 | The use of morphine may reduce the risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder in military personnel injured in combat, an observational study has found. 1 comment
10/12/2009 | Two new studies have further clarified the psychiatric risks of cannabis use, identifying an increased risk of psychosis associated with high-potency 'skunk' but no strong, direct link between cannabis and suicide.
12/11/2009 | While the anti-epileptic drug vigabatrin is effective in treating cocaine dependence its use raises ethical issues, US research finds.
22/10/2009 | Australian experts have called for the removal of barriers that prevent the drug naloxone from being easily available for peer administration after heroin overdose.
08/10/2009 | Treatment programs for heroin or cocaine addiction do work, a study finds, with up to 70% of addicts stopping or cutting their drug use after six months' therapy.
08/10/2009 | A vaccine that targets antibody levels has been found to reduce cocaine use in dependent users who attain antibody levels of 43ug/mL or higher in response to the treatment, American researchers conclude.