Psychedelic medicines offer great hope for those who suffer from depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, substance, abuse and chronic anxiety. These medicines can treat conditions like depression and PTSD, that are risk factors for…
Psychedelic medicines like psilocybin are changing the face of psychiatry. They are much more effective in treating conditions like depression and PTSD than standard therapy including antidepressants. Improvement lasts much longer and success…
MDMA (ecstasy) became a popular recreational drug in the 1980s. As part of the Reagan administration’s “war on drugs” the head of the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) made MDMA a schedule 1…
Psychedelic medicines are on the verge of changing psychiatric medicine. They effectively rewrite the brain when used to treat conditions like depression, substance abuse disorders, chronic anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorders, and post-traumatic stress disorder.…
People who have an obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) are ten times as likely to commit suicide as the general population. Why does OCD increase the risk of suicide? Research into this issue tells…
We have written extensively about how well psychedelic medicines work in the treatment of PTSD, depression, and substance abuse disorders. Another mental health problem that is helped by treatment with psychedelics is OCD…
Psychedelic medicines may well change the basic nature of psychiatry. They have been shown to effectively treat conditions like PTSD, depression, and substance abuse with just one or two doses. This is in…
The high incidence of suicide among US military veterans is a terrible problem. More than forty veterans kill themselves every day. This is 1.4 times the rate of suicide in society at large.…
How we deal with people, situations, and events in our lives affects how we feel and our success in life. The urge to take care of others is something we typically salute. However,…
Are you sad or depressed? A normal reaction in life to loss, difficult situations, problems, and disappointment is to be sad. Sadness is normal and comes and goes in life with situations that…