Psychedelics and mental health

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

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

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

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

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

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Therapy is turning to drugs previously known for being illicit party substances. But there’s no reason to abandon proper trials.

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Today on World Mental Health day we look at leading-edge ideas on how psychedelic therapies might work and what these drugs do to the brain.

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