Health impact of screen addiction: A cross-sectional comparative study.

Background Prevalence-based, non-comparative studies have been done to assess psychological and physical consequences of social media and gaming addiction. However, similar studies are lacking for binge-watching, especially in India. We compared the physical and psychological health impact between screen addicted and healthy screen users, by minimizing bias due to confounding factors.

Psychiatric comorbidities in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

Background: Psychiatric comorbidities are associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). We conducted an observational study to evaluate the prevalence of depression and anxiety in patients with IBD.

Methods: Seventy consecutive consenting patients with IBD (62 ulcerative colitis [UC], 8 Crohn's disease [CD]; 40 males, mean age [SD] 36.

Are the effects of cannabis dependence on glucose metabolism similar to schizophrenia? An FDG PET understanding.

Background: Cannabis has been associated with transient psychotic states; however, the causal relationship between cannabis and schizophrenia continues to remain a matter of debate. Epidemiological and some biological studies hint at cannabis being an independent risk factor for schizophrenia; this has not been definitively proved.

Aims: We aimed to understand the patterns of glucose uptake in important brain regions among individuals with cannabis dependence and schizophrenia.

Cannabis dependence: Effects of cannabis consumption on inter-regional cerebral metabolic relationships in an Indian population.

Background: The effects of cannabis consumption on neurophysiological function have been a matter of considerable debate. With the legalization of medical marijuana, understanding the consequences of cannabis dependence has become extremely important.

Aim: We attempted to understand the influence of cannabis on cerebral glucose metabolism in certain predetermined regions of interest (ROIs).