Cannabis use is associated with reduced brain volumes in a region involved in facial emotion processing, according to a new study in Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging.
“There is a high rate of overlap between regular (at least weekly) cannabis use and mood disorders such as depression and anxiety,” said study author Kristin E. Maple, a doctoral candidate at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
“People with depression and anxiety often have differences in brain structure in regions that process facial emotions. The current study was designed to investigate whether cannabis users (without mood or other psychiatric disorders) have similar differences in brain structure, and whether those abnormalities are related to problems processing facial emotions.”
Mental Health
PSYCHOLOGY TODAY: Moral Outrage: Why We Attack Each Other
Outrage culture satisfies our urge for social solidarity.
Groups have social incentives to be outraged– expressing anger shows your commitment to the values of your community. And media companies have financial incentives to rile people up– playing on your anger means more clicks and shares.
WREG: Testimony over Mississippi’s mental health system continues
JACKSON, Miss. — A county sheriff says he holds mentally ill people in jail because a community mental health center can’t respond in time. A woman says her cousin would like to live closer to his hometown in the Mississippi Delta but hasn’t been able to find a place. A father says his daughter has spent 12 years in mental hospitals because the state didn’t create community housing that could accommodate until last year.
WebMD: When Healthy Eating Becomes a Dangerous Obsession
“Orthorexia is really more than just healthy eating,” said review co-author Jennifer Mills, an associate professor of health at York University in Toronto. “It’s healthy eating taken to the extreme, where it’s starting to cause problems for people in their lives and starting to feel quite out of control.”
The review of published research from around the world on the disorder was recently published in the journal Appetite.”
Business Insider: Evidence is mounting that psychedelic drugs can help treat diseases. Here are the most promising uses.
Evidence is mounting that psychedelic drugs can help treat diseases. Here are the most promising uses.
VA and Give an Hour raise awareness about mental health through A Week to Change Direction campaign
During the week of June 9-15, 2019, VA will be partnering with Give an Hour for a global mental health outreach effort: A Week to Change Direction. Together, we are advocating for a week of action for and by organizations, corporations, universities, communities and individuals so that all Veterans in need of mental health care receive the support they deserve.
VA’s suicide prevention efforts are guided by the National Strategy to Prevent Veteran Suicide. We are dedicated to providing all Veterans with access to lifesaving resources when they need them, but we cannot do it alone. Through partnerships across communities nationwide, we work to reach all Veterans with the resources and support they need. VA’s partnerships with organizations such as Give an Hour expand the reach of lifesaving resources
IDEAPOD: Neuroscience reveals how gratitude literally rewires your brain to be happier
We often hear about the power of gratitude for creating a more positive and happy mental state. But did you know that gratitude literally transforms your brain?
According to UCLA’s Mindfulness Awareness Research Center, regularly expressing gratitude literally changes the molecular structure of the brain, keeps the gray matter functioning, and makes us healthier and happier.
Men and Mental Health /Psyche
LORRAINE WOIAK
“As history has proven, it is difficult to change stereotypes, and make dramatic changes in society”
Cannabis stocks fall after FDA hearing on CBD finds conflicting views of substance
By Ciara Linnane
“The U.S. Food and Drug Administrationconducted its first-ever hearing on cannabis and its nonintoxicating ingredient CBD all day Friday with more than 100 speakers offering views, including researchers, health professionals, advocates, manufacturers and opponents”
Psychopharmacology Made Basic
“This article addresses an understanding of “psych meds.” Psychopharmacology results in concrete changes in emotions, thinking, and the body’s functioning. Drugs improving attention and depression illustrate this. Examples that follow show how these actions appear in people’s lives.”
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