Scientist Nabarun Dasgupta began analyzing data on overdose deaths after a dear friend died of a heroin overdose. His friend and former colleague, Tony Givens, who died in 2004, “was […]
A new Hopelab report finds online support is vital to the mental health of rural youth
A growing body of scientific evidence suggests the ketogenic diet, long used to treat epilepsy, could be effective for treating schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders and reducing the often debilitating side effects of antipsychotics.
Since 2001, the Nurse-Family Partnership program has been pairing mothers-to-be in Philadelphia with a visiting nurse who makes house calls, starting in the second trimester of pregnancy.
Some parents of children with severe autism say only ECT can relieve the horrific symptoms of catatonia that causes them to hit and harm themselves, sometimes hundreds of times a month. These are their stories.
Many long COVID patients have struggled with mental illness – and felt their symptoms and needs dismissed. As a result, some "long-haulers" have become advocates and researchers, forming collaboratives to gather data and hunt for treatments. They’ve been joined by sympathetic specialists known as long COVID clinicians, who have set up medical centers dedicated to recovery.
Two new reports reveals some unexpected developments in the ketamine story. And a new report shines a light into the lived experience of psychosis.
A new study suggests that recovery from psychosis is more possible than many people think. Another shows that peers might be the best suicide- prevention messengers. And a third shows the role of REM sleep in firming up memories.
A new study suggests that the impact of Covid on the brain may extend beyond our sense of smell. And we examine two studies that examine the impact of race on mental health and services.
Scientists discover the long-sought neural messenger for the pleasurable sensations from cuddles and caresses. Provocative research shows that women are four times more likely to die by suicide if there are firearms in the home. And new research on eating disorders among LGBT adults.
Who wants psilocybin without hallucinations? Laboratory research suggests that may be on its way. Plus: New research on driving under the influence (of weed).
The big breakthrough in the world of brain disorders was a report in the journal Science about multiple sclerosis.
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Some therapists who had trouble connecting with youth turned to another source of connection: Minecraft therapy, which follows the approach of play therapy. In this webinar, we’ll talk with two leading experts in the promising genre.
How Minecraft Therapy Is Transforming Child and Teen Mental Health Care
