Cannabis-Related Psychosis May Not Increase Risk for Schizophrenia 
GoodTherapy.org (blog)
There has been evidence of a clear link between cannabis use and psychotic episodes and a link between episodes of psychosis and the later onset of schizophrenia. But until now, no one has looked at how cannabis-related psychosis increases the risk for ...

 

Psychoses linked to mom's antibodies to food antigen 
ModernMedicine
High levels of maternal antibodies directed at a dietary antigen during pregnancy increase the risk for schizophrenia and other nonaffective psychoses in offspring. In a study using data from the Swedish Medical Birth Register, an elevated risk of ...

 

Psychiatry Manual Drafters Back Down on Diagnoses 
New York Times
The doctors dropped two diagnoses that they ultimately concluded were not supported by the evidence: ?attenuated psychosis syndrome,? proposed to identify people at risk of developing psychosis, and ?mixed anxiety depressive disorder,? a hybrid of the ...
Two Disputed Psychiatric Diagnoses Dropped From Revised DSM Huffington Post
Two proposed changes dropped from psychiatric guide Fox News
Psychosis risk syndrome excluded from DSM-5 Nature.com

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Studies Link Abnormal Gene to Psychosis, Dementia 
Psychiatric News
When patients with frontotemporal dementia exhibit psychosis, chances are good that their disease is caused by an abnormal gene variant called C90RF72. During the past decade or so, it has become increasingly evident that frontotemporal dementia ...

 

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals to Webcast Educational Program on Parkinson's Disease ... 
MarketWatch (press release)
The program will be hosted by ACADIA and consist of presentations by two leading clinicians in the field of Parkinson's disease psychosis. The speakers will provide a physician's perspective of Parkinson's disease psychosis and an overview of the ...

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More Evidence Links Early Cannabis Use to Psychosis 
Medscape
SPD symptoms are characterized by attenuated psychotic symptoms that include unusual perceptual experiences and beliefs and odd and withdrawn behavior. To investigate, Dr. Anglin and colleagues analyzed prospective data on 804 participants enrolled in ...

 

Psychosis May Be Overdiagnosed in Blacks 
MedPage Today
This study suggests that there is a cultural basis for the greater risk of psychosis in African Americans, which may account for overdiagnosis of schizophrenia. PHILADELPHIA -- Suspicion of white-dominated institutions and society at large among ...

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ACADIA Pharmaceuticals to Webcast Educational Program on Parkinson's Disease ... 
EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
The program will be hosted by ACADIA and consist of presentations by two leading clinicians in the field of Parkinson's disease psychosis. The speakers will provide a physician's perspective of Parkinson's disease psychosis and an overview of the ...

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My friend had a psychotic episode ? do I reach out or step back? 
Globe and Mail
The question: A friend of mine has gone through what I think is a psychotic episode. Her family is getting her help, but she's months away from a full diagnosis. How should I proceed? Reach out to her, or stand back and let her get the help she needs ...

 

Psychosis scripts double for older people 
Sydney Morning Herald
OLDER Australians are being prescribed antipsychotic drugs at an "astonishing" rate which experts say indicates a potentially deadly overprescription for behaviour control in dementia patients. Antipsychotic drugs are given to people aged over 67 at ...

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