MDMA-assisted treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder “represents real hope for long-term healing,” health experts say.
Tag: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
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What Gun Violence Does to Our Mental Health
Mass shootings and other types of trauma can have ripple effects not only for survivors but also for those who follow the news of the events.
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‘I Want to Reset My Brain’: Female Veterans Turn to Psychedelic Therapy
Traumatized by war and sexual assaults, some U.S. veterans and veterans’ spouses are seeking help in a Mexican clinic that treats depression and addiction with potent hallucinogens like toad poison.
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The Casualties at the Other End of the Remote-Controlled Kill
Capt. Kevin Larson was one of the best drone pilots in the U.S. Air Force. Yet as the job weighed on him and untold others, the military failed to recognize its full impact. He fled into the California wilderness.
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Psilocybin Helps Alleviate Depression Symptoms, Small Study Says
The chemical derived from psychedelic mushrooms helped alleviate symptoms of depression and generated detectable neural responses that lasted weeks.