Psychedelic use associated with decreased suicidal thinking, say researchers behind new study
Previous studies have found that psychedelic use may occasion lasting improvements in mental health, but the effects of psychedelic use…
Scientists map mental illness’ effects on life expectancy
A new study by researchers at the University of Oxford shows that mental illnesses reduce life expectancy by 10-20 years,…
Schizophrenia created in a petri dish
Neurobiologists are using genetic engineering to reprogram skin cells – of patients with schizophrenia and other neurological disorders – and…
High incidence of placebo use in psychiatry
Doctors may not like talking about it, but it’s becoming much more prevalent. A recent McGill University survey found that…
Inventing Illness
What’s wrong with being shy? And when did other ordinary human behaviors in children and adults become psychiatric disorders treatable…