Psychology & Psychiatry

Utah lawmakers punt on magic mushroom therapy proposal

A pilot program in Utah that would have allowed thousands of patients to consume psychedelic mushrooms for therapeutic use failed to advance in the state Senate on Wednesday, effectively ending its chances of passage as lawmakers ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Exploring consciousness with 'eureka' moments

For generations, researchers have been pondering the question of how and where consciousness is formed in the brain. Professor Ekrem Dere from Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, proposes a new approach to researching conscious ...

Health

Helping student-athletes with mental health issues

(HealthDay)—Guidelines for helping U.S. high school athletes with mental health problems are outlined in a new policy statement from the National Athletic Trainers' Association.

Health

Research shows youth sports hazing victims often in denial

The true incidence of hazing in youth sports is unknown because victims don't report the mistreatment or fail to recognize it as hazing, according to a review of scientific literature on the subject by a team of Vanderbilt ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

No routine mental tests for seniors—at least not yet, panel says

(HealthDay)—Physicians give screening tests to older adults who show signs of mental decline, and some experts have theorized that all seniors might benefit from routine memory testing. But proposed guidelines from a U.S. ...

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