depression
Psilocybin Effective as Antidepressant – Neuroscience News
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Summary: Psilocybin, the psychoactive compound in magic mushrooms, is notably more effective at alleviating depression symptoms than conventional controls. Analyzing seven trials ...
Magic mushrooms are ‘more effective at treating depression than antidepressants’
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MAGIC mushrooms “significantly” reduce the symptoms of depression, a study suggests. Psilocybin — the active ingredient in the psychedelic drug — was ...
Positive Childhood Experiences Protect Against Depression in Teens
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Summary: A new study highlights the critical need to restore community support systems for teenagers to enhance mental well-being post-pandemic. The study, ...
Depression And Heart Disease Could Have Genetic Link: Study
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Study finds genetic basis for link between depression and heart disease. (Representational) New Delhi: A group of genes could be common to ...
I was sectioned after being given a tranquiliser for anxiety that triggered a frightening slide into psychosis. But the worst part of my ordeal was how doctors tried to cure me
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Emma Saunders, an actress and photographer, went to her father’s private GP in Chelsea with tinnitus in November 2020. ‘I’d woken up ...
Exercise Cuts Heart Disease Risk by 23% With Benefits Doubling for Those With Depression
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by Anthony Tran Regular exercise can lower the risk of cardiovascular disease by as much as a quarter, in part by lowering ...
New Study Unravels Emotional Processing in Depression
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Summary: Researchers shed light on how individuals with treatment-resistant depression (TRD) process emotions differently due to abnormalities in the amygdala and prefrontal ...
Giving mothers KETAMINE-based drug immediately after childbirth ‘cuts their risk of postnatal depression’
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Giving mothers a ketamine-based drug immediately after childbirth reduces their risk of postnatal depression, a trial has found. A single low dose ...
Doctors outraged as psychiatrist ‘funded by big pharma’ suggests antidepressants should be given over-the-counter
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Dr Roy Perlis has been accused of ‘tedious and unprofessional’ omissions after he neglected to mention his ties to antidepressant companies in ...
The truth about thyroids: How women are told they’re depressed or menopausal when it’s actually an underactive thyroid. And others are prescribed drugs they don’t even need
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It can be a common cause of weight gain, fatigue, as well as unexplained aches and pains – and an underactive thyroid ...
