Interview with Dr. Julie McCarthy
Dr. McCarthy is Associate Psychologist at McLean Hospital, Assistant Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School.
Category: MENTAL HEALTH – psychotic symptoms and SUD
The Tangled Links Between Substance Use Disorder and Psychosis
A correlation between SUD and psychosis is real and worrisome, but causation is a harder issue. Read on for details.
Heavy Cannabis Use and Psychosis: Serious Concerns, Lingering Questions
Evidence of a correlation exists, and is worrisome. A causal link, however, is still very much in question. Do dabbing and other forms of high-potenc…
My Granddaughter Just Got Evicted
A family member sees her Loved One in a lot of trouble. She struggles with mental health issues as well as addiction. She just got evicted and ne…
Serious Mental Illness & Addiction—Help!
A member wonders if it would be 'immoral' to ask her son, alcohol-dependent and experiencing psychotic symptoms, to leave the house. Dis…