From the NYTimes: The psychedelic revolution Is coming, and psychiatry may never be the same.
Psilocybin and MDMA are poised to be the hottest new therapeutics since Prozac. Universities want in, and so does Wall Street. Some worry a push to loosen access could bring unintended consequences.
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This piece asks if the embrace of psychedelics could lead to a mental health revolution.
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Author Michael Pollan talks about psychedelics and how they may benefit mental health.
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The Stanford Psychedelic Science Group shows a list of mental health conditions with significant consequence for individual and public health, and the corresponding evidence suggesting benefit from psychedelic-assisted treatments.
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Deep down, many perfectionists feel like phonies. Their lofty, self-imposed standards also isolates them from others. A recovering perfectionist shares how they became free.
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How to cope with this winter’s double whammy of pandemic blues and seasonal depression.
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Need a break from politics and the pandemic?
You’re probably not in the Amazon rain forest right now, but we can take you there in audio. Today, in part two of our three-part audio sound escape, we descend into a nighttime flood of frog music.
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From the New York Times: “Behavioral scientists have spent a lot of time studying what makes us happy (and what doesn’t). We know happiness can predict health and longevity, and happiness scales can be used to measure social progress and the success of public policies. But happiness isn’t something that just happens to you. Everyone has the power to make small changes in our behavior, our surroundings and our relationships that can help set us on course for a happier life.”
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Connecting with nature is good for our mental health. Here’s an update of animals in the news.
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