MDMA assisted therapy: Three papers are retracted as FDA rejects PTSD application
Three research papers on MDMA assisted psychotherapy have been retracted by the journal Psychopharmacology because…
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Give me the heads upThe UK Advertising Standards Authority has banned an Instagram post promoting…
Opinion: Letters from readers on schools and bird flu, opioid ‘overprescribing,’ and more
“Preparing schools for the H5N1 bird flu they’re likely to face,” by Mario Ramirez Having…
Opinion: First Opinion readers respond to psychiatry and social contracts, Medicare and weight loss meds, and more
First Opinion is STAT’s platform for interesting, illuminating, and maybe even provocative articles about the…
People in mental health crisis are still being criminalised owing to NHS failures, says report
A “culture of blame shifting and unaccountability” in the NHS has led to the service…
Steroids: Trust failed to inform patient who had psychotic episode about side effects, says ombudsman
A man who experienced a psychotic episode that lasted for weeks should have been informed…
Eating disorders: Targets fail to improve children’s access to treatment, warn psychiatrists
The Royal College of Psychiatrists has called for more investment in children’s eating disorders services…
Mental Health Act must be overhauled to tackle racial inequalities, say psychiatrists
Proposed reforms to the Mental Health Act must be enacted without delay to tackle the…
Curb antidepressant prescribing to improve mental health, say campaigners
A group of 31 medical professionals, researchers, patients’ representatives, and politicians has called on the…
Some police have stopped answering mental health calls, with no alternative support in place, experts warn
Police forces in parts of the UK have stopped answering urgent calls related to mental…
Mental health services face “vicious cycle” of staff shortages, MPs warn
Increased workload, burnout, and a high staff turnover are driving a “vicious cycle” of staff…
Australia’s approval of MDMA and psilocybin for PTSD and depression is premature, say critics
Australia’s approval of MDMA and psilocybin for treating post-traumatic stress disorder and treatment resistant major…
Review that questioned serotonin theory of depression was flawed, say researchers
A group of scientists have said a review which concluded there was no consistent evidence…
Mental health hospital is rated inadequate two years after patient’s death
Woodbourne Priory Hospital in Birmingham has been rated inadequate by the Care Quality Commission after…
Esketamine: NICE’s appraisal was unfair, appeal panel rules
The decision by the UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence not to recommend…
Helping nature ease the pain of mental health
bmj;377/jun01_6/o1364/FAF1faMark ThomasAmong the 39 gardens that graced the RHS Chelsea Flower Show this year was…
England saw record 4.3 million referrals to mental health services in 2021
The Royal College of Psychiatrists has urged the government to publish a fully funded recovery…
STAT+: Backed with $500 million, a startup aims to rethink psychiatric drug development
For more than a decade, psychiatry has been a graveyard for new medicines. While in…
Trieste’s mental healthcare model is under threat, claim supporters of the community based approach
Experts in Italy and beyond claim that right wing politicians are seeking to dismantle one…
Almost two thirds of ethnic minority psychiatrists have faced racism at work, survey finds
Six in 10 psychiatrists from an ethnic minority background have experienced racism at work, a…
Priadel: Experts urge government to intervene to keep lithium product on market
Clinicians and patients have urged the UK government to intervene to ensure that Priadel, a…
Psychiatrists urge royal college to tackle racism
Leading psychiatrists have taken the unusual step of criticising their own professional body for not…
What I learnt from studying doctors’ mental health over 20 years—an essay by Jenny Firth-Cozens
In 1983 I was working as a clinical scientist in Sheffield, at the Medical Research…
Overstretched NHS services are sending suicidal students back to universities for help
While Isobel White was struggling with depression and anxiety at university, one of the encounters…