Psychology & Psychiatry
Coffee helps teams work together, study suggests
Good teamwork begins with a cup of coffee for everyone, a new study suggests.
Jun 5, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Psychedelic drug use associated with reduced partner violence in men
In a new study published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, researchers from UBC's Okanagan campus have discovered that men who have used psychedelic drugs in the past have a lower likelihood of engaging in violence against ...
Jun 5, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study hints magic mushrooms can alter how you feel about nature (and politics)
Long-held beliefs can become entrenched over time, making them hard to change. But psychedelics might provide a way to alter them, a study suggests.
Jan 26, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Antianxiety and antidepressant effects from a single dose of psychedelic drug persist years later in cancer patients
Following up on their landmark 2016 study, researchers at NYU Grossman School of Medicine found that a one-time, single-dose treatment of psilocybin, a compound found in psychedelic mushrooms, combined with psychotherapy ...
Jan 28, 2020
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Drug combination highlights potential new depression treatment
Scientists at our University have identified that a combination of two existing licensed drugs could be used as a potential new treatment for depression.
Jun 15, 2015
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Medications
Psilocybin treatment for major depression effective for up to a year for most patients, study shows
Previous studies by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers showed that psychedelic treatment with psilocybin relieved major depressive disorder symptoms in adults for up to a month. Now, in a follow-up study of those participants, ...
Feb 15, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Dark chocolate improves calmness
(Medical Xpress)—Good news for chocolate lovers. New research from Swinburne University of Technology has found that the polyphenols in dark chocolate increase calmness and contentedness.
May 3, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers urge caution around psilocybin use
In a survey of almost 2,000 people who said they had had a past negative experience when taking psilocybin-containing "magic mushrooms," Johns Hopkins researchers say that more than 10 percent believed their worst "bad trip" ...
Dec 30, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Follow-up study finds lasting benefit from MDMA for people with PTSD
(Medical Xpress)—A research team made up of a group of private practitioners and medical experts has conducted a follow-up study of a trial of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) use in therapy sessions to treat Post ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Psilocybin, in 10mg or 25mg doses, has no short- or long-term detrimental effects in healthy people
New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London, in partnership with COMPASS Pathways, has established that psilocybin can be safely administered at doses of either ...
Jan 4, 2022
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