Frontier mental health research: psychedelics & drug studies

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13 papers

Life-Span Exposure to Low Doses of Aspartame Beginning during Prenatal Life Increases Cancer Effects in Rats

Morando Soffritti, Fiorella Belpoggi, Eva Tibaldi, Davide Degli Esposti, Michelina Lauriola

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Birth, Development, and Health Fatty Acid Research and Health Nutritional Studies and Diet

Ketamine for Depression, 4: In What Dose, at What Rate, by What Route, for How Long, and at What Frequency?

Chittaranjan Andrade

Researchers reviewed many studies on ketamine for depression and found that we still do not have firm answers about the best dose, how fast to give it, which way to give it, how long to treat, or how often to give treatments. Most studies used 0.5 mg/kg given over about…

Anesthesia and Sedative Agents Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies Treatment of Major Depression

Depression and Mania in Bipolar Disorder

Leonardo Tondo, Gustavo H Vázquez, Ross J Baldessarini
PubMed Central (PMC) Summary & key facts 2017 167 citations

Researchers reviewed records from 1,130 people with bipolar disorder seen at a mood-disorders center. They found that depressive episodes lasted much longer than manic episodes, and that episode length was similar across bipolar subtypes (BD-I, BD-II, mixed, or with psychosis). The authors say this pattern — more and longer depressions…

Bipolar Disorder and Treatment Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Schizophrenia research and treatment

Sleep disturbance, circadian preference and symptoms of adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

Bogdan Voinescu, Aurora Szentágotai, Daniel David
Journal of Neural Transmission Summary & key facts 2012 88 citations

The researchers surveyed more than 550 adults in Romania with self-report questionnaires to study links between ADHD symptoms, sleep problems, and morning/evening preference. They found that people with probable ADHD more often had insomnia-type sleep problems (over 50%), slept less, took longer to fall asleep, and woke up more at…

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Sleep and related disorders Sleep and Wakefulness Research

From Exclusion to Acceptance: Independent Living on the Autistic Spectrum

Martijn Dekker
www.autism.org.uk Summary & key facts 2019 26 citations

The neurodiversity movement grew out of autistic self-advocacy groups in the mid-1990s that met online. It is a social justice movement that asks for civil rights, equality, respect and inclusion for neurodivergent people. Early email lists and forums such as ANI-L (1994) and InLv (founded 1996) helped shape the idea…

Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders Treatment of Major Depression

The Nishino Breathing Method and Ki‐energy (Life‐energy): A Challenge to Traditional Scientific Thinking

Tsuyoshi Ohnishi, Tomo̧ko Ohnishi

Researchers studied the Nishino Breathing Method, a slow breathing and movement practice taught by Kozo Nishino, and tested the "Ki-energy" his school claims to produce. In lab tests, Nishino's Ki slowed growth of cultured human liver cancer cells, and it helped protect isolated rat liver mitochondria from heat damage and…

Biofield Effects and Biophysics Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies Diet and metabolism studies

Exploring the healing power of singing bowls: An overview of key findings and potential benefits

Rajmohan Seetharaman, Sanika Avhad, Jitesh R. Rane
EXPLORE Summary & key facts 2023 12 citations

Singing bowl sound meditation is an old Tibetan and Buddhist practice. This review of studies found short-term calming effects: lower negative mood, higher positive mood, and some small improvements in blood pressure, heart rate, and breathing in some studies. The authors say the reasons are unclear (possible changes in brain…

Biofield Effects and Biophysics Music Therapy and Health Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs

Examining the mental health symptoms of neurodivergent individuals across demographic and identity factors: a quantitative analysis

Kroll, Elizabeth, Lederman, Megan, Kohlmeier, Jonathan, et al.
www.frontiersin.org Summary & key facts 2025 5 citations

Researchers analyzed survey and symptom data from 14,219 people who entered a virtual intensive outpatient mental health program (May 2023–Mar 2024). They found that people who are sexual or gender minorities were more likely to say they were neurodivergent. The study showed that neurodivergent identity interacted with gender to relate…

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum Racial and Ethnic Identity Research

Life Gets Better: Important Resilience Factors When Growing Up With ADHD

Cecilie Dangmann, Gunhild K. W. Skogli, Mira Elise Glaser Holthe, Anne Kjersti Myhrene Steffenak, P. Andersen

Growing up with ADHD was associated with both challenges and positives, but the main resilience theme was that life gets better. A variety of resilience factors contributed to this, but relational and environmental factors seemed particularly important. Acceptance, both from society and self-acceptance, were related to all resilience factors in…

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Traumatic Brain Injury Research

The prevalence of depression and anxiety in premenopausal and menopausal women: A cross‐sectional study

Roya Vaziri-Harami, Sara Kazemi, Saharnaz Vaziri‐harami, Vajihe Hazari, Parisa Farokh, Tanaz Valadbeigi
Health Science Reports Summary & key facts 2024 4 citations

This cross‑sectional study of 242 women (ages 45–70) seen at one hospital in Tehran measured depression and anxiety with Beck questionnaires. The authors found that depression and anxiety were common overall, and that premenopausal women had a slightly higher rate of both conditions than menopausal women, but the differences were…

Dermatology and Skin Diseases Health, psychology, and well-being Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments

Emotional wellbeing in neurodivergent populations

Pincus, J. David, Beller, Ken
www.frontiersin.org Summary & key facts 2025 3 citations

This study used a short, image-based test called AgileBrain to measure emotional activation, the positive or negative tone of needs (valence), and a combined wellbeing score in adults who reported neurodivergent conditions and in a neurotypical comparison group. Results showed clear differences between groups: neurotypical people had the highest wellbeing…

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
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