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Compassionate Mind, Healthy Body

By Emma Seppälä — 2013

Compassion research is at a tipping point: Overwhelming evidence suggests compassion is good for our health and good for the world.

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Ketamine Therapy Is Going Mainstream. Are We Ready?

The mind-altering drug has been shown to help people suffering from anxiety and depression. But how it helps, who it will serve, and who will profit are open questions.

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Emily Witt
2021
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Experimental Treatments Changed the Course of the AIDS Epidemic; We Need the Same Approach to Mental Illness Today | Commentary

Demand from patients seeking help for their mental illnesses has led to underground use in a way that parallels black markets in the AIDS pandemic. This underground use has been most perilous for people of color, who face greater stigma and legal risks due to the War on Drugs.

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Monnica Williams, Morgan Campbell
2021
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I Took Ketamine for My Depression. Things Got Pretty Weird.

My first encounter with ketamine did not go well.

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Vanessa Barbara
2021
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Science, Spirituality and Ayahuasca: Interview with Joe Tafur, MD

In this recent conversation we had with Dr. Tafur, he shares his perspective on what the materialistic West stands to learn from the mystical side of spirituality, emotions, and mental health.

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Wesley Thoricatha
2017
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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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