Psychedelics and mental health

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Preparing for psychedelic therapies in Australia

Psychedelic therapies have the potential to treat mental illness but there’s still a long way to go.

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Sitting the trippers

Most people who take psychedelics do so on their own or with friends, not in clinical settings. Removing stigma is the first step toward limiting the harm.

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Treating postpartum depression with psychedelics

Psychedelics could potentially improve mother-infant bonding during postpartum depression. But studies have not looked into it.

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What we know so far about microdosing psychedelics

Taking small quantities of psychedelics over time might improve your mood but there’s a lot we don’t understand.

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Ketamine helps change thinking patterns in people with treatment-resistant depression

Its effect is fast and sustained.

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Rats on ‘magic mushrooms’ could help people with anorexia

Giving lab rats illicit psychedelic drugs may help scientists uncover how it can be used to treat anorexia in humans.

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Taking psilocybin for science

Sixty healthy volunteers took magic mushrooms in a lab, and scientists recorded their brains during their experience.

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Stigma in drug research holding back new therapies

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Psychedelics and mental health

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In the era of AI-generated news, readers value trust over customised content

Governments are hiding data, threatening democracy. Here’s how it affects you

AI and the news: How it helps, fails, and why that matters

Preparing for psychedelic therapies in Australia

Sitting the trippers

Treating postpartum depression with psychedelics

What we know so far about microdosing psychedelics

Ketamine helps change thinking patterns in people with treatment-resistant depression

Rats on ‘magic mushrooms’ could help people with anorexia

Taking psilocybin for science

Stigma in drug research holding back new therapies

Psychedelics and mental health

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