Minneapolis St. Paul Mental Health Blog

Mental Health | Benzodiazepines Used to Treat Sleep Disorders Associated With Heightened Overdose Risk for Teens.

Teens and young adults who are treated for sleep...

Mental Health Studies | ‘Problematic internet use’ higher in people with ADHD

Problematic internet usage (PIU) was found to be higher in patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to findings presented in a poster at the 2023 American Psychiatric Association annual meeting in San Francisco, California. 

“In this outpatient clinical sample, problematic internet use was higher in those with ADHD than those without,” authors noted in the abstract. “Predictors of PIU included younger age, greater symptom severity of depression, OCD, and impulsivity.”

Patients of an outpatient psychiatric clinic aged 18 and older were interviewed using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) to assess for current psychiatric disorders. Participants then completed an online survey detailing their internet use, impulsivity and executive function, and symptoms of ADHD, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), anxiety, and depression.

Personality Disorders occur in 80% of Adults w/ ADHD, study finds

Personality disorders (PDs) are common among adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to an observational study of Irish participants published in the Journal of Attention Disorders.

The first psilocybin service center to be licensed by the Oregon Health Authority...

under the regulatory framework created by the Oregon Psilocybin Services Act was announced this month.

Young men with cannabis use disorder are at an increased risk of developing schizophrenia...

...according to a study released this week by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Mental Health | Mothers with depression take longer to respond to their infant children than mothers without depression, according to a University of Missouri longitudinal study published in Infant and Child Development.

Elevated cognitive rumination was associated with suicidal ideation in adolescents with major depressive disorder, according to study findings published in the Journal of Affective Disorders.

Mental Health | Mothers with depression take longer to respond to their infant children....

..than mothers without depression, according to a University of Missouri longitudinal study published in Infant and Child Development.

Psychotherapy for depression was shown to improve adult patients’ self-esteem, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published in the Journal of Affective Disorders.

Individuals with a high genomic risk for depression, especially during stressful life periods...

...significantly benefit from supportive social connections, according to study findings published in The American Journal of Psychiatry.