A study of illicit cannabis use for medical reasons by the Centre for Medicinal Cannabis in 2019, suggested that an estimated 182,583 individuals in the UK self-medicate with illicit cannabis for insomnia. Despite this, there is a paucity of high-quality data in humans to determine its effectiveness and as such it is an unlicensed medication […]
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Priory experts share advice on handling job loss, insecurity and career change Unemployment is directly linked to poor mental health 25% of UK adults associate job loss with ‘trauma’ Priory experts discuss the impact of loss, job insecurity and ‘forced’ career changes on stress levels The strain of the COVID-19 pandemic is especially strongly felt […]
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People with sleep disorders commonly have a misperception about their actual sleep behaviour. A research group led by Karin Trimmel and Stefan Seidel from MedUni Vienna’s Department of Neurology (Outpatient Clinic for Sleep Disorders and Sleep-Related Disorders) analysed polysomnography results to identify the types of sleep disorder that are associated with a discrepancy between self-reported […]
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