Through research, books, and yes, even personal anecdotes, what we've come to understand is that there is a place for alternative approaches to mental health treatment. Treatments such as self-help, diet and nutrition, stress reduction and art therapies all have a place in the healing process...
Meanwhile, clinicians should be knowledgeable about these new treatments as public interest and the empirical base grow. The social, economic, and public health impacts of untreated mental disorders demand solutions. If psychedelic therapies do prove to have enduring effects after just a single or a...
EBR speaks to Doug Drysdale of Cybin about the advancements in DMT and studies to find treatments for depression and PTSD. EBR: Do you think that the stigma around psychedelic treatment options is being removed? And if so, or if not, what more could be done to address any remaining stigma...
EBR speaks to Doug Drysdale of Cybin about the advancements in DMT and studies to find treatments for depression and PTSD. EBR: Do you think that the stigma around psychedelic treatment options is being removed? And if so, or if not, what more could be done to address any remaining stigma...
A systematic review of 33 studies found thatself-help treatments can decreaseanxiety and depression. Self-directed therapy results were "moderate," according to the review. So people didn't feel 100% better, but they reported feeling less anxious or depressed. If you're interested in self-direc...
step in addressing the nation's mental health crisis," the Department of Labor and Treasury have proposed new rules aimed at better ensuring that people seeking coverage for mental health and substance use disorder can access treatment as easily as people seeking coverage for medical treatments. ...
Late last month, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) set forthguidance for drug trialson hallucinatory compounds like LSD or psilocybin, as well as other so-called psychedelic drugs like ketamine or MDMA, for the first time. A growing body of research on these treatments is already well...
In terms of neuro-stimulatory treatments, the FDA has approved use of transcranial magnetic stimulation in the treatment of MDD in patients who have failed to achieve ‘satisfactory improvement from one prior antidepressant medication’ [91]. However, it is unclear if such a definition reliably desc...
25. Research suggests that probiotics can stimulate respiratory immunity by enhancing T regulatory function in the airway and improving resistance to bacterial and viral respiratory tract infections26,27,28. Notably,BifidobacteriumandLactobacillushave been identified as effective treatments for rotavirus ...
This approach could even be extended to situations where adjuvant treatment, such as tau-related treatments, is provided after amyloid clearance has been achieved. Clinical trials related to AD have also exhibited a shift in focus toward the earlier stages of AD, such as MCI, or even ...