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Can Ketamine Treat Depression? the Answer May Lie in a Mysterious Brain Cell

By Sophie Putka — 2021

To treat depression, the neurons which control the hormones serotonin and dopamine in our brains seem to get all the attention. The evidence so far suggests people who have major depressive disorder may benefit from an artificial boost to these chemical messengers — so psychiatrists prescribe drugs like Prozac, claiming to do just that.

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Psychedelics Could Trigger a ‘Paradigm Shift’ in Mental Health Care

A new review of studies finds that LSD, psilocybin, and MDMA hold potential for treating mental illness.

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Carolyn Gregoire
2015
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Mind Molding Psychedelic Drugs Could Treat Depression, and Other Mental Illnesses

It seems that psychedelics do more than simply alter perception. According to the latest research from my colleagues and me, they change the structures of neurons themselves.

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David E. Olson
2018
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6 Ways to Start Your Day When You’re Living with Depression

Most of us will resist getting out of bed, even if it’s just a second of internal grumbling. But if you experience depression, getting your day started may not be so much of an annoyance as it is a seemingly impossible feat.

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Meagan Drillinger
2020
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8 Tips for Living with Depression

There are some things you can do to cope with your symptoms and improve your quality of life. Here are eight tips for living with depression.

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Nancy Schimelpfening
2021
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How People with Depression Interact with the World Differently

Nothing about depression is easy. But the way it affects a person’s daily life is arguably the most difficult part of the disorder.

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Lindsay Holmes
2017
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Situational Symptoms or Serious Depression: What’s the Difference?

What is the difference between symptoms that may arise in response to situational stress compared to signs of serious depression? How do you know if what you feel is normal and will pass, or needs further attention?

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Laura Strom, LMFT
2017
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The Return of Psychedelics to Counseling: Are We Ready?

Those of us who are professional counselors are perhaps most likely to recognize psychedelic drugs by their recreational or street names — acid, magic mushrooms, ecstasy — and to consider them to be drugs of abuse that may be dangerous to our clients.

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Benjamin Hearn
2020
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Drugs Alone Won’t Fix Our Epidemic of Depression

To fight a rising tide of depression and suicide, psychiatrists need to do more than just fill patients up with pills.

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James S. Gordon
2018
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How to Tell If It’s More Than Just a Bad Mood

It is understandable if the coronavirus pandemic has put you in a funk, but depression should be evaluated and treated.

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Nancy Wartik
2020
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Are Psychedelics the Answer to Depression and Addiction?

A new generation of research into psilocybin could change how we treat numerous mental health conditions.

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Johann Hari
2018
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