13+ hour, 35+ min ago   (440+ words) Karin Blak responds to an article by Nicholas Purcell, in which the relationship psychotherapist said he sometimes advises couples to end their marriagesNicholas Purcell’s article concerns me greatly, not because he recognises that some relationships are abusive and dangerous, but…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (398+ words) Immunotherapy could be used to treat depression among patients who have not responded to conventional antidepressants, according to the results of an early clinical trial. About one in three people with depression do not get better while taking the main…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (653+ words) Participants who got single dose of psilocybin were more likely to abstain from cocaine than those who got placebo Results from a new clinical trial show that a single dose of psilocybin could be an effective treatment for cocaine addiction....

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (243+ words) Integrated mental health care for maternity services, more perinatal psychiatrists and public awareness of the problem could deliver meaningful change The modern mind is a column where experts discuss mental health issues they are seeing in their work These are…...

4+ mon, 2+ day ago   (226+ words) Screening at the six-week check and signposting to services could prevent suffering and save lives, write Fiona Challacombe, Diana Wilson and Maria Bavetta In severe cases, women can feel that ending their lives is the only course of action. We…...

5+ mon, 14+ hour ago   (520+ words) Analysis of more than 500 brain scans finds LSD, psilocybin and other psychedelics increase cross-talk between brain systems Scientists have identified a hallmark signature produced by psychedelic drugs in the human brain when users experience their mind-altering effects. The “neural fingerprint…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (641+ words) International researchers find ‘very little evidence’ medical form of the drug can treat anxiety, anorexia and other disorders Cannabis is not an effective treatment for common mental health conditions despite the global surge in patients using it for that purpose,…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (256+ words) Responding to an article on the rising numbers of young people with mental illness or ADHD diagnoses, Sue Simmons says we all lie on a continuum, and Michael Baber calls for a more holistic approach Lucy Foulkes explores the possibility…...

6+ mon, 1+ day ago   (78+ words) The Guardian ‘What I see in clinic is never a set of labels’: are we in danger of overdiagnosing mental illness? -podcast Our current approach to mental health labelling and diagnosis has brought benefits. But as a practising doctor, I…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (535+ words) Study finds participants saw reduction in depressive symptoms as researchers welcome ‘promising’ results A phase II clinical trial has found dimethyltryptamine (DMT), one of the psychoactive components traditionally used in the Amazonian psychedelic ritual ayahuasca, might be a promising therapy…...