New research is stirring interest in ibogaine, which appears to help ease the agony of detox and prevent relapse. Used in other countries, it remains illegal in the U.S.
Category: Therapy and Rehabilitation
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Why Some Therapists Are Taking Their Clients Outdoors
Mental health practitioners are hiking, camping and braving the elements with their clients — all in an effort to help them connect with the Earth, and with themselves.
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Esta terapia psicodélica no necesita drogas, solo que respires
La “respiración holotrópica” busca desactivar el ‘cerebro pensante’ del paciente para que pueda expresar los traumas que no sabe reconocer ni verbalizar.
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Visiting Mom in Rehab
And she’s not exactly following the rules.
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To Prepare for Psychedelic Therapy, Doctors Breathe Their Way to an Altered State
As psychedelics move from the underground to mainstream medicine, clinicians aspiring to work in the field are inducing altered states with deep breathing.
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New Sickle Cell Therapies Will Be Out of Reach Where They Are Needed Most
There is no clear path for African patients to get access to the treatments, which have multimillion-dollar price tags and are highly complex to manufacture and deliver.
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F.D.A. Experts Will Vote on a Cure for Sickle Cell Disease
The treatment from the company Vertex would be the first medicine to use the gene editing tool CRISPR.
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MDMA Therapy for PTSD Inches Closer to U.S. Approval
Results of a new study may offer regulators enough evidence to allow the psychedelic, also known as Ecstasy, to be considered for use as a PTSD treatment.
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Mental Health Spending Surged in Pandemic, Study Finds
Americans’ use of mental health services pivoted to remote visits and increased considerably, a new study found. Economists think both changes are here to stay.
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Therapy Where the Clothes Come Off (Sometimes)
By combining talk therapy with elements of physical touch, surrogate partners assist people who are struggling with sex and intimacy.
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Lo engañé. En grande
Habíamos hecho concesiones en nuestros matrimonios, negado partes de nosotros mismos, a menudo nos sentíamos solos, pero ¿quién no? ¿No éramos lo suficientemente felices?
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My Spectacular Betrayal
We had compromised in our marriages, denied parts of ourselves, often felt lonely, but who didn’t? Weren’t we happy enough?