Psychiatry News | Psychiatry News – Psychiatry Information

disease causes

10/01/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Processed foods making people MENTAL? Foods rich in nitrates, such as beef jerky, salami, and hot dogs, increase your risk of mania

By now, everyone is well aware of the way that the food we eat can affect our physical health, but one area that has been getting a lot of attention from researchers lately is the way in which food can affect mental health. The connection between the gut and the brain goes a lot deeper […]

07/12/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

Even ONE HOUR of social media can contribute to poor sleep in teens, according to research

With social media becoming increasingly popular, various issues have since been linked to its usage. The most recent of these was uncovered by Canadian researchers: They found that spending at least 60 minutes on social media could negatively impact your sleeping patterns. The more you used Facebook, Snapchat, or WhatsApp, the higher your odds of […]

04/22/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

DEBUNKED: Cannabis does NOT cause schizophrenia

It’s not unusual to hear those who are opposed to legalizing cannabis claim that it can cause people to develop mental illnesses like schizophrenia, but new research shows that there is very little truth behind the notion. According to King’s College London Psychology Research fellow Dr. Musa Sami, there is no direct correlation between cannabis use […]

04/03/2018 / By Lance D Johnson

OTC meds for acid reflux linked to depression – Proton Pump Inhibitors

One of the quickest ways to initiate depression physiologically is to destroy your intestinal microbiota and block your body’s ability to utilize nutrients. Medications for acid reflux do just that. Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are prescribed to reduce stomach acid, but in the process, they damage the colonization of your microbiota, severely altering the microbial environment […]

03/29/2018 / By Ethan Huff

BPA may be the cause of the ADHD epidemic: Scientists link the plastics chemical to the condition

Health experts have been digging through the data trying to figure out why so many children these days are suffering from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, and they just may have stumbled upon one of the biggest culprits: the plastics chemical bisphenol-A (BPA). New research published in the journal Environment International highlights the fact […]

12/04/2017 / By Zoey Sky

Lupus and mental health: New study discovers the disease doubles the risk of dementia, regardless of age

Sometime between 2012 and 2014, singer and actress Selena Gomez was diagnosed with lupus, a chronic autoimmune disease where the body’s immune system attacks healthy tissue. According to a recent study, patients with lupus have double the risk of dementia. The study comes after earlier research which determined that patients with lupus can suffer from memory and […]

1 of 1