Frontier mental health research: psychedelics & drug studies

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3 papers

The True Self: A Psychological Concept Distinct From the Self

Nina Strohminger, Joshua Knobe, George E. Newman

This paper introduces the idea of the "true self" — the part of a person people see as who they really are deep down — and shows that people treat this true self as different from the rest of the self. The authors review studies that find people usually picture…

Emotions and Moral Behavior Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment Social and Intergroup Psychology

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

Ketamine, Psychedelics, and Psychotherapy: Reframing, Redefining, Renaming Treatment Models

Jennifer Swainson, Elisa Brietzke, Atul Khullar, Roger S McIntyre, Claudio N Soares
PubMed Central (PMC) Summary & key facts 2025 0 citations

This article says interest in ketamine and other psychedelics for conditions like PTSD, depression, and anxiety has grown fast, but the field is confused. Studies and clinics use different kinds of therapy and do not clearly say whether benefit comes from the drug, the psychedelic “experience,” or the psychotherapy. The…

Diverse academic research themes Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis Psychedelics and Drug Studies
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