A chemical imbalance doesn’t explain depression. So what does?
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After skool: Mark Horowitz – common misconceptions about depression & antidepressants
Dr. Mark Horowitz is a training psychiatrist and Clinical Research Fellow in Psychiatry at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. He has a doctorate in the neurobiology of depression and the action of antidepressants from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s…
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The link between stress and depression … and the 10 simple words that could help
Running Therapy For Depression as Effective as Antidepressants Without the Health Risks
‘The medical model has presided over four decades of flat-lining outcomes’
How a depression test devised by a Zoloft marketer became a crutch for a failing mental health system
Australia to allow prescription of MDMA and psilocybin for treatment-resistant mental illnesses
Physical Activity Interventions to Alleviate Depressive Symptoms in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
This research review paper has been published in JAMA Pediatrics. Key Points: Question: Can physical activity interventions alleviate depressive symptoms in children and adolescents? Findings: This systematic review and meta-analysis included 21 studies involving 2441 participants. The results indicate that physical activity interventions were associated…
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Single-dose psilocybin-assisted therapy in major depressive disorder: A placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomised clinical trial
This research paper has been published in eClinicalMedicine. The summary says: “Background Psilocybin has been suggested as a novel, rapid-acting treatment for depression. Two consecutive doses have been shown to markedly decrease symptom severity in an open-label setting or when compared to…
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Estimating Risk of Antidepressant Withdrawal from a Review of Published Data
