Psychology & Psychiatry
'Magic mushrooms' for therapy? Vets help sway conservatives
Matthew Butler spent 27 years in the Army, but it took a day in jail to convince him his post-traumatic stress disorder was out of control.
Apr 16, 2022
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News tagged with psychedelic drugs
Psychology & Psychiatry
New study explores relationship between psychedelics and consciousness
Psychedelic drugs like psilocybin, an ingredient found in so-called magic mushrooms, have shown promise in treating a range of addictions and mental health disorders. Yet, there's something mysterious and almost mystical ...
Mar 31, 2022
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Addiction
Audio files are being used as digital drugs: Survey
A binaural beat is an illusionary tone created by the brain when presenting two tones separately to each ear that slightly differ in their frequency.
Mar 30, 2022
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Medications
LSD, a future anti-anxiety pill?
The craze for psychedelics used for therapeutic purposes is real. However, the scientific evidence supporting their effectiveness and explaining their mode of action in treating mental health disorders is still very thin. ...
Mar 17, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Focused research and treatment guidelines needed to ensure 'behavioral psychedelics' help patients make lasting change
Despite their reputation as illicit drugs, psychedelics may find new, legitimate roles in treatment for anxiety, depression, stress disorders, addiction, and other mental and behavioral health problems. But ensuring they ...
Mar 16, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Largest ever psychedelics study maps changes of conscious awareness to neurotransmitter systems
Psychedelics are now a rapidly growing area of neuroscience and clinical research, one that may produce much-needed new therapies for disorders such as depression and schizophrenia. Yet there is still a lot to know about ...
Mar 16, 2022
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Medications
The struggle to define psychedelics
Psychoactive drugs include all manner of hallucinogens, deliriants, hypnotics and psychedelics. But what is a psychedelic, really? Insofar as many in the field are now moving toward bringing new molecules with presumably ...
Medications
The next big trend in mental health treatments? Psychedelic therapy
Magic mushrooms for your well-being? If you haven't heard about psychedelics being used as a treatment for mental health disorders, this year may change that.
Jan 07, 2022
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'Magic mushroom' drug edges toward mainstream therapy
(HealthDay)—Tony Head was depressed and fearing death from stage 4 prostate cancer when, as part of a supervised scientific trial, he took a large dose of the psychedelic agent in "magic mushrooms," psilocybin.
Dec 06, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Psychedelic experience may not be required for psilocybin's antidepressant-like benefits
University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) researchers have shown that psilocybin—the active chemical in 'magic mushrooms'— still works its antidepressant-like actions, at least in mice, even when the psychedelic ...
Apr 13, 2021
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