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Australia clears legal use of MDMA and psilocybin to treat PTSD and depression

Starting July 1, 2023, Australia will allow psychiatrists to prescribe certain hallucinogens in medical settings to treat PTSD and treatment-resistant depression.

LiveScience

Jaden Smith reveals mum Jada Pinkett Smith introduced him to psychedelics

Red Table Talk host Jada Pinkett Smith has previously spoken candidly about how the use of psychedelic drugs helped her through a difficult time of "crippling depression"

Daily Mirror

Australian psychiatrists can now prescribe MDMA and psilocybin: who can access them and how do they work?

The psychedelic drugs are used to treat PTSD and treatment-resistant depression

The Guardian - AU

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Passive scrolling on social media leads to anxiety and depression – new study

This compared to more active users of social media, researchers found.

The Independent UK

What are ‘nature’s antidepressants’ and do they actually work? This expert sets the record straight

These dopamine-hits can help reduce depressive symptoms.

Fortune

Being lonely ‘may increase risk of heart disease in diabetes patients’

Scientists have found it to be a bigger risk factor for heart disease than diet, exercise, smoking and depression.

The Independent UK

NHS staff taking time off due to poor mental health continues, new data shows

Figures showed days off due to anxiety, stress, depression and other psychiatric illnesses made up almost a quarter of absences in February.

The Independent UK

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Elon Musk ‘microdoses ketamine to manage depression’, report says

The Tesla and SpaceX founder previously speculated that he might have bipolar disorder

The Independent UK

'How to Save a Dead Friend': Addiction, depression and redemption in post-Soviet Russia

To what extent is the well-being of a country's youth a barometer for the state of society at large? Do dictatorships or geopolitical isolation affect citizens' sense of direction? And can love or friendship save people from the deepest depths of despair? These are some of the themes explored in…

France 24

Elon Musk ‘microdoses ketamine to manage depression’

Entrepreneur said to take substance to manage depression, according to Wall Street Journal

Evening Standard

China censors top financial pundit over economy comments

BEIJING: A prominent Chinese financial journalist who has compared the country's economic problems to the Great Depression has been banned from social media.

Bangkok Post

Ritchie Torres, the only openly gay Black man in Congress, on how he fights GOP ‘bullying’ of LGBT+ people

The New York Democrat talks with Eric Garcia about how he deals with homophobes in Congress, his battle with depression and why getting rid of the filibuster is necessary for LGBT+ rights

The Independent UK

Sarah is in 'remission' for bipolar disorder following years of depressive cycles

Sarah Graham, 45, had her first episode in September 2005, a year after her father died

Wales Online

Sunderland veteran who fought depression helps over 100 men with mental health group

RAF veteran James Fildes set up SPACE North East in April 2022 after struggling with his own mental health

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The Conversation

Finding joy at age 100: Talking to centenarians about living their best life at any age

Aging is seen as a period of loss, and there are unhelpful myths about older adults. Myths lead to treatable conditions being considered normal parts of aging, including cognitive decline, dementia, depression and loneliness. Some even consider exercise dangerous in older adults.

Zenger

Tropical Storm Bret Approaches Caribbean, Atlantic Basin Heats Up

AccuWeather meteorologists are monitoring several tropical systems across the Atlantic and Pacific basins.

Daily Mirror

'I lost 13st after struggling with my weight since childhood - this is how I did it'

Carla Piera FitzGerald, 35, said she had been battling with constant negative self-talk, but it quickly became clear that these thoughts were not her own and went to see a therapist

The Conversation

Antidepressants can cause withdrawal symptoms – here’s what you need to know

Millions of people worldwide take antidepressants to help with depression. But as a recent BBC Panorama found, many aren’t aware of the fact that antidepressants can cause withdrawal symptoms when you stop taking them. For some, these symptoms can be severe and long-lasting.

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Glasgow Live

Glasgow lecturer remembers fun-loving nephew who died after mental health battle

Ally Paul will be carrying the Baton of Hope through Glasgow this weekend in tribute to his nephew, David, who died in August 2021 after struggling with depression.

Daily Mirror

Mum's incurable cancer leaves her 3 inches shorter after breaking back in 13 places

Antoinette Carr, who is from Enfield, North London, was diagnosed with myeloma, which develops from plasma cells in the bone marrow, but first thought she had postnatal depression

Newcastle Herald

'It saved my life': Push to list esketamine on PBS for depression

The treatment should be 'accessible to everybody'.

Fortune

America's teens were experiencing a mental health crisis 'a good 8 years before COVID was on the scene'

Depression symptoms are skyrocketing in teens, but it’s not solely due to the pandemic.

Bristol Post

Disabled man avoids eviction after ACORN demonstration

"Before I used to be able to get out and do things but with my depression, it just makes me want to hide away"

The Conversation

Eating disorders and self-harm rose among teenage girls during the pandemic – new UK study

Evidence tells us the COVID pandemic and measures put in place to contain the virus negatively affected the mental health of adolescents and young people in the UK and elsewhere. One review study published in August 2021 estimated that the global prevalence of children and adolescents with depression and anxiety…

GamesRadar

Diablo 4 developer explains one item's surprisingly moving description

It's intended to help those suffering from depression

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