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I Was Paralyzed By Severe Depression. Then Came Ketamine.
I tried everything to treat my depression. Ketamine is the one thing that worked.
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Psychedelic drugs without the trip? This sensor could help seek them out
An easier way to identify non-hallucinogenic psychedelics could aid treatment for illnesses such as depression and PTSD.
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Are Depressed People Afraid of Happiness?
Fear of happiness, negative affect interference, and depression.
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Perfectionistic cognitions appear to play a key role in clinical anxiety
A new study found that perfectionist thinking patterns contributed to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) symptoms, over and above several known control variables. The findings were published in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy.
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Science has fixed the worst part of psychedelic drugs usage for depression
Researchers in California have developed a technology that can find and test drugs that can have the same antidepressant effects as psychedelics— without the drug actually producing hallucinations. The breakthrough was made in a study on mice, not people.
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Psychedelic compound in magic mushrooms 'promising' for treating depression
The active ingredient in magic mushrooms that gives them their psychedelic effect might be as good as, if not better than a leading drug used to treat depression, a new study suggests. Researchers from Imperial College, London compared the therapeutic potential of psilocybin - found in the mushrooms - with a six-week course of the antidepressant escitalopram in 59 people with moderate to severe depression.
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New evidence of genetic link between depression and anxiety
Depression and anxiety are highly comorbid conditions, with about three-quarters of people with an anxiety disorder also exhibiting symptoms of major depressive disorder, but little has been known until now about the genetic causes of the disorders. New research led QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute has identified 509 genes that influence both depression and anxiety, confirming the genetic relationship between the mental health conditions.
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Pandemic paradox: People want to improve mental health by exercising, but stress and anxiety get in the way, research shows
New research from McMaster University suggests the pandemic has created a paradox where mental health has become both a motivator for and a barrier to physical activity.
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Perception of time slowing may influence the suicidal process
New research provides evidence of a link between time perception and suicide.
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Boys who play video games have lower depression risk
Boys who regularly play video games at age 11 are less likely to develop depressive symptoms three years later, finds a new study led by a UCL researcher.
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Why More Men Are Taking Their Own Lives
Men are four times more likely than women to die from suicide. Learn why this is and what can you do if you or a loved one are having suicidal thoughts.
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Depression, Anxiety Three Times More Likely in People with Cannabis Use Disorder
Rates of comorbid major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder are three times higher in people who have cannabis use disorder, a meta-analysis in the Journal of Affective Disorders has found.
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We’ve Got Depression All Wrong. It’s Trying to Save Us.
New theories recognize depression as part of a biological survival strategy.
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Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy reduces activation in brain regions related to self-blame in patients in remission from depression
New research suggests mindfulness-based cognitive therapy protects remitted depressed patients from relapse by reducing tendencies toward self-blame. The findings were published in Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging.
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Depressed individuals exhibit blunted attentional processing of both positive and negative emotional stimuli, study finds
Depressed individuals do not display an information-processing bias towards negative emotional stimuli, according to new research
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Social media use linked with depression, secondary trauma during COVID-19
Researchers at Penn State and Jinan University discovered that excessive use of social media for COVID-19 health information is related to both depression and secondary trauma.
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Magic Mushroom Medical Trial
Over two years we follow the first ever medical trial of psilocybin (the psychoactive ingredient in magic mushrooms) being used to treat a group of volunteers suffering from clinical depression.
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What If Certain Mental Disorders Are Not Disorders At All?
A new paper by anthropologists argues that disorders are responses to adversity.
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Loneliness Reflected in Neural Mapping of Relationships
Even before the COVID pandemic, many experts posited that loneliness was itself an American epidemic. Now, many fear the reduction in social contact may especially affect those populations most vulnerable to isolation and loneliness. Now, emerging research explores the manner in which the brain maps relationships with other people in relation to one’s self.
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Link between sleep and depression in adolescents
Self‐reported sleep patterns and quality amongst adolescents: cross‐sectional and prospective associations with anxiety and depression. A mere 30 minutes extra sleep a day can make all the difference to a teenager’s lifelong mental health and wellbeing. A new international study of almost 5000 adolescents found those who generally slept 30 minutes less per night reported feeling anxious or depressed compared to other groups.
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