Psychology Around the Net: August 15, 2020

This week’s Psychology Around the Net looks at young people and mental health support (or lack thereof) during the coronavirus pandemic, tap into one psychiatrist’s mind regarding psychedelic experiences and their effects on a person’s mind, thoughts, and behaviors, why sleep problems might actually nudge you toward your entrepreneurial goals, and more. ‘Feels Like the World Is Against You’: Young People Struggle With Finding Mental Health Support Amid COVID-19 Pandemic: According to a recent survey, depression among college students has increased since the coronavirus pandemic shut down campuses in the spring, compared to the previous fall semester, and of the 42% of college kids who looked for mental health care during the pandemic, 60% reported having either a much more difficult or somewhat difficult gaining access to treatment. This, on top of current economic struggles and racial injustices. A Psychiatrist on Finding Meaning in Psychedelic Experiences and Altered States: Emily Williams, MD is a San Francisco-based psychiatrist who specializes in integration therapies for altered states, including psychedelic states, and because she’s worked with Multidisciplinary Association on Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) on psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy she sometimes has patients who’ve recently had a psychedelic experience. Williams says “Just after a psychedelic experience, due to the phenomenon of heightened neuroplasticity, your ...
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