Psychology Today

Public opinion, prohibitionists and some elected officials are still holding fast to the view that frequent cannabis use causes amotivation, or lack of drive, energy and desire to engage in any activity. We’ve all heard the outdated “lazy stoner” theory.  Gary Wenk...

“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes." Marcel Proust American psychiatrist with a private practice in San Francisco and Marin County focused on addictions, Timmen L. Cermak, M.D. tackles some of the questions about...

In a recent article in Psychology Today, Danilo Bzdok, M.D. goes through the novel research using natural-language processing tools in machine learning to understand conscious awareness and how drugs alter it. Although understanding the brain would seem like an eternal task, some of the...

Anyone battling depression knows just how heavy of a burden it can be and how difficult it can make even the basic parts of everyday life. However, if there were ever a silver lining to a debilitating condition, mild to moderate depression may actually make you a better investor. According to...

Tightly situated between children who are struggling to gain their independence and parents who are losing their own independence, Sandwichers face countless struggles. While the monetary difficulties may be the most obvious, there are other factors involved with feeling pulled and prodded by...