NEWS: On Voice Hearing
There are communities in which hearing voices frequently is common and expected, and in which participants are not expected to have a need for care. This paper compares the ideas and practices of these communities.
Australia to Allow MDMA and Psilocybin for Some Mental Illnesses
MDMA and Psilocybin Experts say the decision will make Australia the first country in the world to officially recognise MDMA and psilocybin as medicines. From July, (2023) authorised psychiatrists will be able to prescribe
What is Mind vis a vis Mental Health?
Mind Defined …At a meeting of 40 scientists across disciplines, including neuroscientists, physicists, sociologists, and anthropologists, the aim was to come to an understanding of the mind that would appeal to common ground and satisfy
Group Meditation Decreases US National Stress
A seventeen-year landmark study finds that group meditation decreases US national stress World Journal of Social Science published a study showing that group practice of the TM and TM-Sidhi techniques by ?1% of a population
Living With Ghosts: The Science
Ghosts: The Science Science is studying ghosts. A nine-time award-winning documentary, Living with Ghosts, is now available online. It follows a widow suffering prolonged grief who participates in a controversial research study where scientists facilitate
Psychedelics Facilitator Training and Research
Psychedelics Facilitator Training UC Berkeley Center for the Study of Psychedelics (BCSP) is one of many academic institutions that offer training in the science, history, and use of psychedelics. They network with scholars around the
What the Science Shows
Science Speaks and Relies on Open Discussion Since there has been little debate in the major media to discuss diverse points of view on the science concerned with how to manage the pandemic…It’s time
Two Books Re: Adding Spirituality to Mental Healthcare
Dr. Powell Many health problems arise from emotional and spiritual suffering and need to be addressed at a deeper level than technology and medications. Research findings and clinical experience increasingly reveal that spiritual factors have
Exercise & Mental Health 2022 Report
Hot off the press, this report summarizes the last three decades of research on the links between exercise and mental health. Does Exercise Impact Mental Health? Briefly: Existing scientific research overwhelmingly indicates that exercise and
Depression NOT Linked to Serotonin Imbalance!?
“The main areas of serotonin research provide no consistent evidence of there being an association between serotonin and depression, and no support for the hypothesis that depression is caused by lowered serotonin activity or