Frontier mental health research: psychedelics & drug studies

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2 papers

Exploring the Ethical Challenges of Conversational AI in Mental Health Care: Scoping Review

Mehrdad Rahsepar Meadi, Tomas Sillekens, Suzanne Metselaar, Anton J.L.M. van Balkom, Justin Bernstein, Neeltje M. Batelaan
JMIR Mental Health Summary & key facts 2025 59 citations

This scoping review looks at the ethical issues raised by conversational AI (CAI) in mental health care. It finds that AI tools are already in use or development, but there is little specific ethical discussion or formal codes of practice. The review shows some topics are underexplored and that the…

Digital Mental Health Interventions Mental Health via Writing Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments

Reducing anxiety and enhancing physical performance by using an advanced version of EMDR: a pilot study

Marco Rathschlag, Daniel Memmert
Brain and Behavior Summary & key facts 2014 18 citations

This small pilot study tested an ‘‘advanced’’ EMDR method called wingwave on 50 adults. The experimental group got a 1–2 hour wingwave session between two test times (T1 and T2, four weeks apart). After the session, the experimental group reported lower anxiety on a 9-point scale and on the State-Trait…

Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
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