Frontier mental health research: psychedelics & drug studies

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2 papers

Research update: The relation between ME/CFS disease burden and research funding in the USA

A.A. Mirin, Mary E. Dimmock, Leonard A. Jason
Work Summary & key facts 2020 39 citations

This paper compares how big the health and economic impact of ME/CFS is to how much the U.S. NIH spends on research. Using earlier prevalence data and 2017 funding figures, the authors estimate ME/CFS affects 1 to 2.5 million Americans, has a disease burden about twice that of HIV/AIDS and…

Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research

Post-pandemic mental health: Understanding the global psychological burden and charting future research priorities

Wei Ding, Yuan Zhang, Min-Zhong Wang, Shu Wang
PubMed Central (PMC) Summary & key facts 2025 4 citations

This review says the COVID-19 pandemic caused widespread and lasting mental health problems around the world. It reports higher rates of depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress, and substance use linked to long periods of isolation, money problems, and grief. The review also looks at who was hit hardest, what makes care…

Resilience and Mental Health
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