Public & Media Resources/News Releases
ACNP Statement on Anti-Racism
June 2020
ACNP Statement Regarding False Animal Rights Campaign Against Eric Nestler
August 2018
ACNP Statement on Family Separation
June 2018
ACNP will issue a limited number of sanctioned press releases from each Annual Meeting.
2019 Annual Meeting
Brain imaging may improve diagnosis and treatment of mental health disorders (PDF)
Dec 11, 2019
Violence and adversity in early life can alter the brain (PDF)
Dec 11, 2019
New therapies in the works to fight the opioid crisis (PDF)
Dec 11, 2019
Psychedelic drugs could help treat PTSD (PDF)
Dec 11, 2019
Virtual reality illuminates the power of opioid-associated memories (PDF)
Dec 11, 2019
2018 Annual Meeting
Activating parts of the brain could help alleviate opioid-related social isolation (PDF)
Dec 10, 2018
Why feeling empathy could lead former drug users to relapse (PDF)
Dec 10, 2018
New research suggests how parents protect children from the long-term effects of stress (PDF)
Dec 13, 2018
Probiotics could help millions of patients suffering from bipolar disorder (PDF)
Dec 13, 2018
Vaccine could help address the opioid epidemic (PDF)
Dec 13, 2018
2017 Annual Meeting
Safer opioid drugs could treat pain and save lives (PDF)
Dec 5, 2017
New hope for waitlisted patients addicted to opioids (PDF)
Dec 6, 2017
US and Norwegian Trials Compare Treatment Options for Opioid Dependence (PDF)
Dec 6, 2017
Lack of sleep could cause mood disorders in teens (PDF)
Dec 6, 2017
Research finds new ways to fight the opioid crisis (PDF)
Dec 6, 2017
Mining Electronic Medical Records Could Help Depression Patients Find the Right Treatment (PDF)
Dec 7, 2017
2016 Annual Meeting
Brain MRI Scans Detect Chemical Imbalance in Schizophrenia (PDF)
Dec 5, 2016
Gut Feelings: How the Microbiome May Affect Mental Illness and Interact with Treatment (PDF)
Dec 5, 2016
Headline: Early life stressors adversely influence brain development (PDF)
Dec 7, 2016
Antidepressant effects of Ketamine can be separate for its worrying side (PDF)
Dec 8, 2016
2015 Annual Meeting
Reward Sensitivity as a Target for Preventing Early Cannabis Use (PDF)
Dec 8, 2015
If you make impulsive choices you should blame your parents – it’s genetic. (PDF)
Dec 8, 2015
Sex differences in the infant brain may underlie neurodevelopmental disorders that are more common in males (PDF)
Dec 9, 2015
Active ingredient in magic mushrooms reduces anxiety and depression in cancer patients (PDF)
Dec 10, 2015
LSD changes consciousness by reorganizing human brain networks (PDF)
Dec 10, 2015
Neuropsychopharmacology News
Non-psychoactive cannabis ingredient could help addicts stay clean
March 23, 2018
Maternal stress during pregnancy could influence the biological clock for ageing
April 11, 2017
Hope for people who struggle after suffering brain trauma
Nov 22, 2016
New drug to treat alcohol use disorder shows promise
Oct 4, 2016
Gene alteration affects cannabis-induced psychosis in adolescent mice
Jan 1, 2015
General News Releases
ACNP Statement on Genetic Testing (PDF)
Jan 10, 2017
The Critical Role of Nonhuman Primates in Medical Research (PDF)
Aug 22, 2016