2+ week, 5+ day ago  (350+ words) My patients often ask if I think they have a particular psychiatric diagnosis, such as bipolar disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or autism. The way they ask suggests they believe that as their psychiatrist, I can identify hidden attributes in…...

3+ week, 12+ hour ago  (234+ words) A study published in Nature Communications found that a single controlled dose of psilocybin may actually lead to measurable, and potentially positive, changes in the brain. Researchers observed these effects in healthy volunteers who had never taken psychedelics before, tracking…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (788+ words) Gen Z is finally waking up and realizing that they were mass-prescribed antidepressants without much consideration for the long-term side effects. Among them is Ella Emhoff, the 26-year-old stepdaughter of Kamala Harris, who recently took to Tik Tok to express…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (788+ words) One summer several years ago, Harry Creffield got a dream job acting in a play in Cornwall, a vacation destination on England's southern coast. The actor and comedian was given free accommodations and plenty of time outside of rehearsals and…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (273+ words) Whether or not to have children can be one of the most difficult decisions people will make in their lifetimes. Prospective parents often worry about issues like affording child care and other expenses, maintaining a career, and navigating global crises…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1074+ words) Edna Foa, an Israeli American psychologist who pressed her field " and her patients " to more directly confront fear and anxiety, revolutionizing the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder, died on March 24 at a hospital in Philadelphia. She was 88. Her death, from…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (1085+ words) Elizabeth, 64, a former lawyer in Ontario, Canada, had taken the antidepressant Celexa for two decades. It helped her cope with the stress of being a full-time caregiver for her two sons, who are autistic. But last year her medication wasn't…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (529+ words) Getting high, but feeling low. Science is split on whether the effects of cannabis are good or bad, with recent research showing it could boost brain power in older adults, while other studies show the purported benefits go up in…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (499+ words) Ever since weed started becoming legal across the country, and more and more people started indulging in what was once taboo, scientists have been mulling over the meaning of a particular observation. That observation? Why do some people use cannabis…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (351+ words) Yes, I know my mind is a fickle little bee doting on a thousand thoughts, but I'm getting better at chasing my mind back to the moment of course, this wonder, the trying to hold it. But I do what…...