Virtual reality–based cognitive-behavioral therapy (VR-CBT) can reduce paranoia and anxiety in patients with psychotic disorders, results of a multicenter randomized controlled trial show. "VR-CBT is ...

There are two stories behind why people start using cannabis: for fun, or to ease the mind. A new paper from King’s College London, published in BMJ Mental Health, says those two starting points are ...

New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London, in partnership with the University of Bath, has found that the reasons why a person chooses ...

New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London, in partnership with the University of Bath, has found that the reasons why a person chooses ...

When I was in graduate school, a fellow student once happened not to receive an email sent to all graduate students and thought that, perhaps, he’d been expelled from the program and that no one had ...

While health anxiety has long been a problem, it is reaching a turning point as the health conscious are inundated with limitless data about their bodies thanks to wearable tracking technology. Oura ...

Bearded mature man smoking medical marijuana in nature. Using weed to self-medicate might make things worse People who used weed to cope with pain or mental health problems had higher levels of ...

People who used weed to cope with pain or mental health problems had higher levels of paranoia, anxiety and depression By comparison, those using weed for fun or socializing had lower scores for ...