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Mental illness is pregnancy's No 1 complication. It's time to support those who suffer from it | Edna Lekgabe
15+ hour, 26+ min 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…...
Women with perinatal OCD are still being failed | Letter
6+ day, 13+ hour 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…...
Scientists identify "neural fingerprint" of psychedelic drugs in the brain
1+ mon, 4+ day 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…...
Cannabis is not an effective treatment for common mental health conditions, says review
1+ 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,…...
Diagnosing mental health conditions need not be a case of yes/no | Letters
2+ 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…...
What I see in clinic is never a set of labels: are we in danger of overdiagnosing mental illness? -podcast
2+ mon, 5+ 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…...
Ayahuasca psychedelic DMT shows promise as depression therapy
2+ 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…...
Single dose of potent psychedelic drug could help treat depression, trial shows
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (630+ words) Researchers find DMT " used in shamanic rituals " in tandem with psychotherapy has significant effect People with major depressive disorder can see a rapid and lasting improvement after a single dose of the psychedelic drug dimethyltryptamine (DMT) when it is combined…...
What I see in clinic is never a set of labels: are we in danger of overdiagnosing mental illness?
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (356+ words) Our current approach to mental health labelling and diagnosis has brought benefits. But as a practising doctor, I am concerned that it may be doing more harm than good Someone is shot, and almost dies; the fragility of life is…...
Absolutely frightening: surge in ketamine cases hits UK urology wards
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (696+ words) Young adults and teenagers prevalent in "skyrocketing" admissions linked to class B drug, say doctors in northern England Experts have warned that urology departments across the UK could be close to breaking point as ketamine-related hospital admissions have "skyrocketed" in…...