Emerging Research on the Use of Psychedelics in the Treatment of Mental Illness
In the last 30 years, revived interest in the application of psychedelic compounds in psychiatry has created a huge body of scientific knowledge on the pharmacological and therapeutic action of these compounds.
Treatment of the cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia has been the focus of much research because they are highly predictive of long-term functional outcome.
Authors:
Sarah Canetta, Ph.D., and Christoph Kellendonk, Ph.D.
Psychological trauma, defined as threat to life or integrity of yourself or someone close to you, affects over half of the U.S. population at some time in their lives.
Glia are involved in nearly every aspect of brain function, including brain development, homeostasis, information processing, neurological disease and psychiatric illness.
The treatment of major depressive disorder during pregnancy is complicated by the fact that few studies have been conducted on whether clinical care should differ during pregnancy or what the long-term effects may be on the developing fetus. long-term effects may be on the developing fetus.
