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University of South Florida researchers are running clinical trials using psilocybin to help people with serious mental health conditions. The studies could open new treatment paths for patients who haven't found relief through traditional therapies.
A Stanford researcher is studying how nutrition might help treat serious mental health conditions. The emerging field of "metabolic psychiatry" explores connections between what we eat and our mental wellbeing.
Talkiatry just secured $210 million to grow its mental health services, bringing real psychiatric care to people who struggle to access it. The company employs 800 psychiatrists who accept insurance and specialize in conditions requiring medication management.
Mental health diagnosis could become more accurate and personalized as psychiatry's main manual faces its biggest scientific overhaul in decades. The changes aim to align mental health treatment with how brains actually work.
The "Bible of psychiatry" is getting its biggest upgrade in decades, moving online to stay current and adding insights about trauma, environment, and biological causes of mental illness. The changes could transform how millions get diagnosed and treated.
The American Psychiatric Association is transforming its landmark diagnostic manual to give doctors better tools and make mental health care more precise. The changes could help millions get more accurate diagnoses and personalized treatment.
Dame Marie Bashir, who broke barriers as New South Wales' first female governor and spent decades championing mental health care, has died at 95. Her extraordinary life touched thousands through her work in psychiatry, advocacy for marginalized communities, and unwavering commitment to treating everyone with dignity.