depression

by University of Sydney edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Robert Egan  Editors’ notes  The GIST Add as preferred source Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A landmark paper published in Lancet Psychiatry—the largest-ever review of the safety and efficacy of cannabinoids across a range of mental health conditions—found no evidence that medicinal cannabis is effective in treating anxiety, depression or […]

by Nature Publishing Group edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan  Editors’ notes  The GIST Add as preferred source Credit: Gerd Altmann from Pixabay A single dose of the psychedelic drug dimethyltryptamine (DMT), given with psychological support, rapidly reduced depressive symptoms in 34 adults with major depressive disorder, according to a clinical trial published in Nature Medicine. The improvements, which

by Ingrid Fadelli, Medical Xpress  Editors’ notes  The GIST Add as preferred source Leão and Lima da Cruz performing a DMT purification procedure. Credit: Lima da Cruz et al. Psychedelics are psychoactive substances that trigger unusual mental states, also referred to as “trips,” altering the perceptions, thoughts, and emotions of those taking them and typically inducing

by Shawn Ballard, Washington University in St. Louis edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan  Editors’ notes  The GIST Add as preferred source Credit: Sara Moser / Washu Medicine About 20% of U.S. adults experience major depression in their lifetime. For most people, symptoms improve within a few treatment attempts, but up to one‐third of patients have

Peer-Reviewed Publication Shanghai Jiao Tong University Journal Center image: Hazard rate of incident depression preceding and following diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease, Lewy body dementia, rheumatoid arthritis, chronic kidney disease and osteoporosis. ‘0’ represents the date of diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease, Lewy body dementia, rheumatoid arthritis, chronic kidney disease and osteoporosis. view more  Credit: Christopher Rohde, Martin Langeskov-Christensen, Lene