Objectives: To utilize a retrospective observational design to characterize adolescents aged 13 - 17 presenting to emergency rooms (ER) in the United States (US) from 2016 to 2024 with psychosis and/or delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) exposure via urine drug screens (UDS) and to evaluate trends in THC exposure, psychiatric comorbidities, and demographics. Material and Methods: De-identified,...
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) share overlapping neurobiological mechanisms particularly reward deficiency and stress-like anti-reward processes. And so, BPD may be reclassified as a "traumatic personality stress disorder" (TPSD) with ensuing common therapeutic strategies that may stabilize dopaminergic reward function such as...