By Thomas Anderson and Rotem Petranker — 2018
There is a growing research literature suggesting psychedelics hold incredible promise for treating mental health ailments ranging from depression and anxiety to PTSD. But how do we know for sure?
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A no-nonsense and helpful guide on how to cope with a slew of mental-health issues that are hellbent on ruining the lives of millions of people worldwide.
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Hailey Hardcastle is a freshman at the University of Oregon and a student mental health advocate. This year she was named one of Teen Vogues 21 under 21 most influential young people for her work on passing House Bill 2191, which allows students to take mental health days off from school.
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A small community of experimental psychotherapists—along with self-medicating users—have been using acid and mushrooms to treat mental health conditions for years, with promising results.
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Physician Dr. Gabor Mate began his interview by addressing the 'myth of normal' that divides us into the normal and the abnormal with pathological traits. Dr. Mate mentions that he doesn't see a division, but a continuum where mental distress, of some degree, is present in all of us.
This video “Psychosis, Delusions and Hallucinations” is part of the Lecturio course “Psychiatry.” It includes definitions of psychosis, delusions, and hallucinations, and lists several of the most common types of delusions and hallucinations.
A few things I’ve learned or researched on how to help someone who is going through a hallucination, whether it is auditory or visual. I am NO WAY a doctor. I have been diagnosed with Schizoaffective Disorder, and do go through these episodes as well.
Daniel Amen wants to see the end of mental illness, and he may very well achieve his goal.
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The experience of ‘hearing voices,’ once associated with lofty prophetic communications, has fallen low. Today, the experience is typically portrayed as an unambiguous harbinger of madness caused by a broken brain, an unbalanced mind, biology gone wild.