Ketamine Effective for Treatment-Resistant Depression, Study Finds
Photo Cred: 9dream studio/Shutterstock By Avery St. Onge A low-cost version of ketamine may improve outcomes in those with treatment-resistant depression, according to research published in the British Journal of...
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Study Shows In-Person Mindfulness Courses Can Improve Mental Health for At Least Six Months
Photo Cred: New Africa/Shutterstock By Avery St. Onge A recent investigation found that adults who voluntarily participate in mindfulness courses are less likely to experience symptoms of depression and anxiety...
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Decreasing Social Media Use Linked to Reduced Anxiety, Depression, Loneliness
Photo Cred: CC7/Shutterstock By Avery St. Onge A recent study found that college students who reduced their social media use to 30 minutes per day reported a significant reduction in...
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New Insights into Mechanisms Behind Therapeutic Effects of Psychedelics
Photo Cred: 24K-Production/Shutterstock By Avery St. Onge A recent study in mice suggests that psychedelic drugs have the common ability to reopen critical periods of social learning in the brain,...
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Positive Relationship Experiences Linked to Better Physiological Functioning
Photo Cred: Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock By Tiarra Mukherjee Social relationships are known to affect physical health, but the nature of this link is not fully understood. New research in Social...
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Targeting Immune Cells In The Gut: A New Treatment For Depression?
Photo Cred: SeventyFour/Shutterstock By Tiarra Mukherjee Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have discovered an immune cell in the intestine that affects the gut microbiome, which can impact brain functions associated with...
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Transforming Trauma for Hope and Healing
Photo Cred: Fizkes/Shutterstock By Tiarra Mukherjee We are living in a time of unprecedented planetary trauma, said James Gordon, MD, at the Integrative Healthcare Symposium in New York City. “Every...
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Transcendental meditation may help reduce burnout and depression among physicians
Photo Cred: Elnur/Shutterstock By Avery St. Onge A recent study suggested that physicians who practiced the transcendental meditation (TM) technique had significant reductions in symptoms of burnout and depression. The...
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