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Psychiatry is reinventing itself thanks to advances in biology
Seeking biological markers for mental disorders is starting to bear fruit, says Thomas Insel, director of the US National Institute of Mental Health.
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When Prisons Need to Be More Like Nursing Homes
Finding new ways to treat the growing pool of older, ailing inmates. By Maura Ewing.
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Do memory lapses help us to be happy?
Personal identity is tied to memory, but sometimes we find peace, clarity and a true sense of completeness in the lapses. By Marianne Janack.
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The Invisible Storm of the Neurotic Mind
Some people see threats even when none are present. Strangely, it can make them more creative. By Olga Khazan.
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Depersonalisation disorder: the condition you’ve never heard of that affects millions
One in 50 of us are victims, left feeling like robots – and yet even doctors have to Google it. Now one sufferer is intent on helping millions out of their torment
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Michael Dukakis’ Final Campaign
Can he and Kitty lift the stigma from the electric shock treatment that saved her life? By Jennifer Haberkorn.
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Body integrity identity disorder is a condition where sufferers want to amputate their healthy limbs
DAVID had just graduated college when he first decided he wanted to cut off his leg.
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Psychiatrist Shortage in U.S., Especially Texas
It is an irony that troubles health care providers and policymakers nationwide: Even as public awareness of mental illness increases, a shortage of psychiatrists worsens.
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What a shaman sees in a mental hospital.
An interesting perspective.
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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Mental Health (HBO)
John Oliver explains how our national system of treating mental health works, or more often than not, how it doesn’t.
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Does Schizophrenia Exist on an Autism-like Spectrum?
New research suggests hallucinations can occur in relatively healthy people. By Simon Makin.
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Oxytocin makes socializing feel fun, just like marijuana
Hormone uses the body's internal cannabinoids to make socializing pleasurable.
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When Hearing Voices Is a Good Thing
A new study suggests that schizophrenic people in more collectivist societies sometimes think their auditory hallucinations are helpful. By Olga Khazan.
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Can you think yourself into a different person?
We used to believe our brains couldn’t be changed. Now we believe they can – if we want it enough. But is that true? Will Storr wades through the facts and fiction.
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Scientists have a new way to study mystical experiences induced by psilocybin mushrooms
Mystical experiences reported after taking clinically-controlled doses of the psychedelic substance psilocybin are similar across individuals, according to a report in the Journal of Psychopharmacology... By David Hayward.
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Is evil a disease? ISIS and the neuroscience of brutality
It's hard to understand how the Nazis, ISIS and other radical groups can turn ordinary people into brutal killers. But perhaps evil is a disease – one we can treat. (Nov. 11)
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Pavlov’s parables
Stephen Lovell reviews Daniel P. Todes’ “Ivan Pavlov: A Russian life in science.”
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The Feminist Asylum That Redefined Women’s Mental-Health Treatment
When it opened in the 1920s, California’s Rockhaven sanitarium took a radically different approach than the other institutions of its time. By April Wolfe.
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Meet the Only Doctor in the World Legally Allowed to Use LSD to Treat Patients
Last year, Swiss psychiatrist Peter Gasser received permission from his government to use acid in his practice, which he says can help people deal with anxiety and fear of death, among other things. By Kevin Franciotti.
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Brain study seeks roots of suicide
A clinical trial will look at the neurological structure and function of people who have attempted suicide. By Sara Reardon.
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