Editorial

How will psychiatrists administer psychedelic treatments?

Author: Editorial 11th February 2021 0 Comments

This article has been written (within an American context) by Derek Beres and published on the Big Think website. It begins: “Psychedelic therapy is imminent. Within six years, the market for this new wave of therapeutics is predicted to reach nearly $7 billion . With advocates and…
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audio, ayahuasca, Big Think, Derek Beres, ibogaine, LSD, MDMA, Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, psilocybin, psychedelic drugs, psychiatry, Rick Doblin

‘Magic mushrooms’ could avert looming mental health crisis, says North Wales police boss

Author: Editorial 10th February 2021 0 Comments

“The fact that psilocybin is classified as a Class A drug means there has been a research blackout for nearly 50 years into the beneficial effect it can have in improving the lives of people suffering from PTSD and depression.”Arfon…
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Arfon Jones, depression, magic mushrooms, Microsoft News, Post-Traumatic-Stress-Disorder, psilocybin, PTSD, Research

Dr. Chris and Dr Xand Investigate … mental health.

Author: Editorial 8th February 2021 0 Comments

In this 29 minute video report for the BBC: “Dr Chris and Dr Xand Van Tulleken investigate what mental health is and why things can sometimes go wrong. They’ll uncover the science behind some of the most common triggers for mental…
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anorexia nervosa, anxiety, BBC, children and adolescents, Chris van Tulleken, cortisol, counselling, depression, diet, exercise, listening, mindfulness, OCD, panic attacks, singing, social exclusion, stress, video, Xand van Tulleken, yoga

Dr. Drug Rep

Author: Editorial 5th February 2021 0 Comments

This article by Dr. Daniel Carlat reflects on his direct personal experiences working as as a psychiatrist within an American context. Published some years ago in the New York Times, it illustrates the undue power and influence of pharmaceutical companies, particularly…
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big pharma, Daniel Carlat, drug trials, New York Times, pharmaceutical companies, Psychiatric Drugs, psychiatry

Complexity and Healthcare: An Introduction

Author: Editorial 4th February 2021 0 Comments

Complexity science and allied subjects (e.g. complex adaptive systems and complex causality) is of great relevance to mental healthcare, not least because the human mind/brain is perhaps the most complex known phenomenon. Hence the reference to this book , edited by…
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books, chaos theory, complex adaptive systems, complexity science, complexity-based practice, New Approaches

Music Aids Mental Health: Science Shows Why

Author: Editorial 3rd February 2021 0 Comments

Published on the Mad in America website, this article has been written by Amy Biancolli. It begins: “Peace, joy, healing. You can see it, plain and powerful, in the faces of those who make music on the path to recovery. You…
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Amy Biancolli, evolution, Mad in America, music, music therapy, neuroscience

Causality in Psychotherapy Research

Author: Editorial 1st February 2021 0 Comments

As published on the website of the Centre for the Study of Causality, Complexity and Evidence in Health Sciences , this 45 minute video features Dr. Hanne Oddli (Associate Professor at the Department of Psychology, University of Oslo), a clinical psychologist, and researcher. In the video, “she presents the ongoing work promoting evidential…
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causal dispositionalism, causality, Centre for the Study of Causality, complex adaptive systems, evidential pluralism, Hanne Oddli, psychotherapy, Research, videos

Gut feelings: The microbes involved in our mental health

Author: Editorial 29th January 2021 0 Comments

Writing for the Glasgow Insight into Science & Technology (GIST), Carolina Guidolin reports : “Normally, around 1014 (one hundred trillion) microorganisms live in our gut, supporting our health in many ways, from providing essential vitamins to helping our immune systems develop 1 ….
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anxiety, Carolina Guidolin, depression, diet, dysbiosis, Glasgow Insight into Science & Technology, gut microbiome, immune system, serotonin, wellbeing

Social media damages teenagers’ mental health, report says

Author: Editorial 28th January 2021 0 Comments

Cristina Criddle reports for the BBC: “Teenagers’ mental health is being damaged by heavy social media use, a report has found. Research from the Education Policy Institute and The Prince’s Trust said wellbeing and self-esteem were similar in all children of…
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BBC, children and adolescents, Cristina Criddle, Education Policy Institute, exercise, Family income, maternal health, Millennium Cohort Study, Research, self-esteem, social media

The Truth About … Improving Your Mental Health

Author: Editorial 27th January 2021 0 Comments

This 57 minute video from the BBC ranges across a variety of subjects, including heartbeat control, diet and the gut-to-brain vagal nerve connection, exercise, passive vs active engagement with social media, loneliness, social prescribing, insomnia and more. The programme producers say:…
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Alex Scott, anxiety, COM-B Behaviour Change Model, cortisol, Cranial electrotherapy stimulation, depression, diet, exercise, gut microbiome, heartbeat control, insomnia, loneliness, neuroscience, probiotics, psychobiotics, sleep disruption, social media, social prescribing, stress, Tanya Byron, videos

Author Archive: Editorial

How will psychiatrists administer psychedelic treatments?

‘Magic mushrooms’ could avert looming mental health crisis, says North Wales police boss

Dr. Drug Rep

Complexity and Healthcare: An Introduction

Music Aids Mental Health: Science Shows Why

Causality in Psychotherapy Research

Gut feelings: The microbes involved in our mental health

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