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New Zealand Approved Psychedelic Therapy. He’s the Only Doctor Who Can Do It.

The New York Times -- Mental Health

The government has permitted Dr. Cameron Lacey, a psychiatrist, to prescribe psilocybin, a hallucinogenic compound found in “magic mushrooms,” for depression.

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Conceptual Synaesthesia as Cognitive Literacy    

Mad in America

I can’t listen to audiobooks. Oh, now I wish I could, but I see every word scrolling across my mind like subtitles. If I try to do something else while listening the ticker tape vanishes, and I have to go back and relisten. When certain conversations shift in tone, the ticker tape kicks in again, most likely as a trauma response. I stop hearing the voice and only read the words in my mind, silently and urgently, hoping they’ll clue me in to why my nervous system flagged the change.

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Government must lead the way in turning around deteriorating mental health in England, says Centre for Mental Health

Centre for Mental Health

The UK Government must take action to turn around the decline in the nation’s mental health over the last decade, as seen in today’s national adult mental health survey, Centre for Mental Health chief executive Andy Bell said today. Responding to the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey, the best barometer of mental health among adults in England for almost a decade, Andy Bell said: “In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, the cost-of-living crisis and the effects of many years of austerity, it’s no

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Autism rates have exploded. Could the definition be partly to blame?

NPR - Mental Health

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has spent years spreading doubt about the safety of vaccines and linking them to autism. Dozens of studies have debunked the theory, but it has nevertheless persisted for years. Part of the reason why may be that autism diagnoses have soared over the last few decades. Dr. Allen Frances is psychiatrist who led the task force that created the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, which expanded the

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Bridging Innovation & Patient Care: The Growing Role of AI

Speaker: Simran Kaur, Co-founder & CEO at Tattva.Health

AI is transforming clinical trials—accelerating drug discovery, optimizing patient recruitment, and improving data analysis. But its impact goes far beyond research. As AI-driven innovation reshapes the clinical trial process, it’s also influencing broader healthcare trends, from personalized medicine to patient outcomes. Join this new webinar featuring Simran Kaur for an insightful discussion on what all of this means for the future of healthcare!

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Postpartum Depression with Comorbid Anxiety: Optimizing Treatment

MGH Center for Women's Mental Health

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AI and Augmented Reality: A Transdiagnostic Tool for Real-World Function

Psychiatric Times

Augmented reality can transform psychiatric treatment, enhancing exposure therapy for trauma and anxiety by simulating real-world environments and interactions.

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Tackling social determinants will reduce the global mental health burden: mega-blog of current prevention strategies

The Mental Elf

Xiaolin Guo, a MSc student in Global Mental Health at the University of Glasgow, and Nina Higson-Sweeney summarise a recent narrative review exploring the social determinants of mental health and associated prevention strategies. The post Tackling social determinants will reduce the global mental health burden: mega-blog of current prevention strategies appeared first on National Elf Service.

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Functional vs Structural Cortical Deficit Pattern Biomarkers for Major Depressive Disorder

Psychiatric Times

Researchers uncover a novel biomarker for major depressive disorder, linking regional homogeneity in fMRI to decreased cerebral blood flow and symptom severity.

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How to Stop Overthinking: A Guide for Women Who Worry Too Much

Lightwork

Understanding Overthinking Overthinking affects many women, causing them to constantly think about “what-if” scenarios and get stuck in endless mental loops that seem impossible to break free from. Research shows that women are twice as likely as men to experience persistent worry and overthinking patterns. What exactly is overthinking? Overthinking is when you constantly analyze and reanalyze past events, future possibilities, and present situations more than what’s helpful or

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Why Is This Music Superstar So Sad?

The New York Times -- Mental Health

On his new album, Morgan Wallen paints a picture of a man putting up walls. His song “Just in Case” is an incredibly vulnerable song about that invulnerability.

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Two Maps in the Mind: How the Brain Stores What We Know About Others

Association for Psychological Science (APS)

How does your brain keep track of the people in your life—not just who they are, but where they are in relation to you and to each other? In this episode of Under the Cortex , Özge Gürcanlı Fischer-Baum talks with Robert Chavez from the University of Oregon about his new findings published in Psychological Science , the flagship journal of the Association for Psychological Science.

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Is AI a Friend or a Risk? What Adults and Kids Should Know

Anxiety & Depression Association of America

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Discipline Is Overrated. Here’s What People Are Doing Instead

Association for Psychological Science (APS)

Now that it’s summer, I need to go to the gym and eat healthy — and I should probably add meditation to the list, too. Not only do I need to start these habits; I need discipline to stick to them. … “You don’t have to try or make a decision to form habits,” said Dr. Wendy Wood , Provost Professor Emerita of Psychology and Business at the University of Southern California Dornsife.

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Managing Anxiety During Times of Global Stress

The Online Therapist

It’s not easy to keep your head above water at this present moment in time. Our fate sometimes seems determined by the political will of a few (not so stable) people who hold power. Their whims and changes in policy, often just to keep their job, often affects us all.

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Sponsorship Thanks

Doctors In Distress Blog

Thank you to Core Prescribing Solutions for their generous donation of £1000 to support our National Memorial Tree Campaign. As the first corporate organisation to sponsor this initiative, their support plays a vital role. Thanks to their generosity, we can continue to drive forward this campaign, which aims to honour the lives of healthcare workers who have died by suicide and serve as a lasting reminder of the importance of wellbeing in the healthcare sector.

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Death and Personal Aid in Dying (PAID)

Psychiatric Times

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