This article reviews research that indicates that psychedelic-catalysed insight is associated with therapeutic improvement, suggesting its importance for clinical practice and for understanding the mechanisms of psychedelic therapy.
Read morePsychedelics, Placebo and Expectation
In this interview, anesthesiologist and neuroscientist Boris Heifets discusses what his work might suggest about how psychedelics work, and what role placebo and expectation play in outcomes of psychedelic studies.
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New Insights into Psychedelics
Non-medical use of stimulant medications can have detrimental effects on college students’ mental health, especially when paired with alcohol, but the effects of psychedelic drugs may provoke greater curiosity and therapeutic experiences, according to ongoing research from Binghamton University.
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Psilocybin for Anorexia
Researcher Marissa Raymond-Flesch discusses a new study using psilocybin-assisted therapy to treat people with anorexia, and why psychedelics could potentially help patients with eating disorders.
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Harvard Study of Psychedelics has a page of recent psychedelic research.
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Happiness
Psychedelic Research
Loneliness and Being Alone
We live in a bustling, crowded world, yet loneliness appears to be on the rise.
Why are so many of us feeling isolated and what can we do about it?
Read moreAyahuasca, Risks and Benefits
UCLA psychiatry professor Charles Grob discusses ayahuasca's risks, his research on the substance, and the growing need for new ayahuasca studies.
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