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What's stopping drug repurposing in mental health? Plus: the long shadow of 9/11, autism and schizophrenia, and trouble at medical school
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Too much brain talk?
Plus: Ozempic and mental health; the side-effects of psychotherapy; and a social imbalance in psychedelic trials
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Niall Boyce
Should psychiatrists help patients to date?
Plus: how lamotrigine might work in bipolar depression; virtual reality in Antarctica; and the ketogenic diet for mental health
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When does grief become a mental health problem?
Plus: defining adult ADHD; schizophrenia and the eye; and what carers of people with psychosis need to know
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Niall Boyce
Substance misuse: decriminalisation alone is not enough
Also: Does CBT work?; the need for better RCTs of mental health apps; and dogs as mental health intervention.
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Can we prevent PTSD after disasters?
Plus: selling psilocybin in Canada; mental health problems as "brain diseases"; and the definitive evidence (for now) on childhood adversity and…
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White blood cells and schizophrenia
Plus: a first-hand account of hallucinations; a life in mental health research; and rethinking the evidence base
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Niall Boyce
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First thoughts on new mental health research.
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