Frontier mental health research: psychedelics & drug studies

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2 papers

Improvement in OCD symptoms associated with serotoninergic psychedelics: a retrospective online survey

Anne Buot, Cecile Pallares, A. P. Oganesyan, Charles Dauré, Valérie Bonnelle, Eric Burguière, et al.
Scientific Reports Summary & key facts 2023 27 citations

Researchers ran an online survey of about 174 people who had used psychoactive drugs to see how these drugs affected obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) symptoms. Participants reported that classic psychedelics were the only drugs that helped reduce OCD symptoms, and bigger immediate effects (which were linked to higher doses) were tied…

Chemical synthesis and alkaloids Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior Psychedelics and Drug Studies

Attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults: evidence base, uncertainties and controversies

Samuele Cortese, Mark A. Bellgrove, Isabell Brikell, Barbara Franke, D. Wayne Goodman, Catharina A. Hartman, et al.
World Psychiatry Summary & key facts 2025 17 citations

This article explains how ADHD can continue into adulthood and looks at common signs in adults. It says ADHD is a neurodevelopmental condition that usually begins in childhood but often persists. Adults with ADHD most often have trouble with attention, time management, memory, and organization. Symptoms can look different from…

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
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