Frontier mental health research: psychedelics & drug studies

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Examining the needs, outcomes and current treatment pathways of 2461 people with treatment-resistant depression: mixed-methods study

Kiranpreet Gill, Danielle Hett, Max Carlish, Rebekah Amos, Ali Khatibi, Isabel Morales-Muñoz, et al.
Cambridge Core Summary & key facts 2026 5 citations

This mixed-methods study used NHS electronic health records and interviews to look at people with major depressive disorder in one large UK trust. Using a common definition of treatment-resistant depression (failure to respond to at least two antidepressant trials), the researchers found TRD was common (48% of the sample) and…

Cardiac Health and Mental Health Mental Health Treatment and Access Treatment of Major Depression
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