Big news for MDMA-assisted therapy. Here are a couple takes on it:
https://themicrodose.substack.com/p/breaking-news-federal-regulators
https://psychedelicinvest.com/fda-denies-lykos-and-requests-another-trial/
Life Coaches- Unregulated and Dangerous
Psilocybin for Anorexia
This psychiatric disorder, known for its high mortality rate, has long been a challenging condition to treat effectively.
The research, conducted at Monash University, revealed that psilocybin could improve cognitive flexibility and help maintain body weight in an animal model of AN.
Read morePsychological Flexibility and Psychedelics
In a new study, researchers found that psychological flexibility, several facets of mindfulness, and values-congruent living significantly improved following psilocybin and were maintained through week 16.
Additionally, improvements in psychological flexibility and experiential acceptance were strongly associated with reductions in depression severity following psilocybin.
Keep reading for the full article at Nature.com
Read moreMore on HPPD
Here’s another look at HPPD, Hallucinogenic persistent perception disorder.
There are two types of HPPD: type 1 is characterised by brief "flashbacks", and type 2 sufferers experience chronic symptoms that can last months or a lifetime.
Read morePsychedelics and Psychosis
In the 1960s, psychedelic research was driven underground. Now it’s re-emerging – with lessons for the study of psychosis.
Read moreNew Psilocybin Research
This recently published study showed that psilocybin use is associated with persisting improvements in mental health and wellbeing.
Read moreMental Health Needs in the Suicide Belt
Wyoming, Montana, Colorado, South Dakota, and New Mexico citizens are struggling with their mental health so much so that the states have coined the term “suicide belt”.
We need to make mental health treatments available to all.
Bird Songs and Mental Health
Ketamine Clinics Going Bust?
One of the largest startup clinic chains offering ketamine treatment has just gone bust, another is in dire straits, and others face uncertainty.
Why are so many ketamine clinics struggling, even as demand is increasing?
Read moreGuide to Ketamine Treatment
Ketamine has been around for decades but only in recent years has it found applications in mental health.
Ketamine treatments are available in two main frameworks, either with a course of psychotherapy or as a standalone medication.
Read this guide to learn more about how ketamine treatment works and how it is used in therapy.
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