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Psychedelic Science 2023 – Key Takeaways
In my previous post I shared my detailed review of the Psychedelic Science 2023 conference in Denver. In this post I’ll summarize my key takeaways after further reflection. Effectiveness There was abundant evidence of the transformational effectiveness of psychedelics, which shows great promise in treating issues like depression, anxiety, PTSD, and addiction, especially at relatively high doses (like 30-40mg of psilocybin). Psychedelics can also create powerful effects that people describe as spiritual. Given a high enough dosage, most people report a profound mystical experience that they claim to be one of...
Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog - July 8, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Steve Pavlina Tags: Creating Reality Health Lifestyle Source Type: blogs

Psychedelic Science 2023 – Full Conference Review
In June I attended the Psychedelic Science 2023 conference at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. We were told this was the largest psychedelic-related gathering in the history of the planet, attracting about 12,000 attendees and 500 speakers. In this post I’ll share about my experiences and insights from the conference. Here’s a pic from inside the Bellco Theater where the main keynotes were held. The Colorado Convention Center is sizable, and sessions were spread across many different rooms. Even though I didn’t do extra exercise on this trip, I was typically hitting about 1000 calories ...
Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog - July 7, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Steve Pavlina Tags: Creating Reality Health Lifestyle Source Type: blogs

Major evidence review supports an “exercise prescription” for most adults to boost mental health and well-being
Conclusion and relevance: Physical activity is highly beneficial for improving symptoms of depression, anxiety and distress across a wide range of adult populations, including the general population, people with diagnosed mental health disorders and people with chronic disease. Physical activity should be a mainstay approach in the management of depression, anxiety and psychological distress. The Study in Context: Can you grow your hippocampus? Yes. Here’s how, and why it matters Three ways to protect your mental health during –and after– COVID-19 Solving the Brain Fitness Puzzle Is the Key to Self-Empowered Aging ...
Source: SharpBrains - July 6, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Greater Good Science Center Tags: Brain/ Mental Health Education & Lifelong Learning Peak Performance anxiety depression exercise exercise prescription gym improve mental health lift weights medication mental-health-treatment physical-health therapy yoga class Source Type: blogs

A Promising New Program Treats Co-Occurring Mental Health and Opioid Use Disorders
People who have an opioid use disorder and either clinical depression or PTSD are hard to reach, hard to treat, and hard to hold onto. A new collaborative care model called CLARO aims to help patients who otherwise might disappear into the cracks of the U.S. health care system. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - July 3, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: blogs

Should doctors prescribe Leqembi (lecanemab) to women with early Alzheimer ’s Disease? The evidence-based answer is probably No
Welcome to a new edition of SharpBrains e‑newsletter, featuring this time a range of interventions for brain/ cognitive/ mental health plus a few brain teasers to test our perception and cognitive skills. #1. Should doctors prescribe lecanemab (Leqembi) to women? The answer, given available evidence, is probably No Huge (and mostly overlooked) red flag regarding newly approved “anti-Alzheimer’s” drugs: “To put it bluntly, if lecanemab doesn’t work in women it would be unethical to supply it to women. Recall this costly immunotherapy comes with substantive risks, including high incidence of ARIA and even death....
Source: SharpBrains - June 28, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Brain/ Mental Health SharpBrains Monthly eNewsletter Technology & Innovation ADHD-symptoms Alzheimers-disease Anti-Alzheimer’s Drugs anti-amyloid drugs ARIA Brain Teasers brain teasers for adults cognitive-behavioral-therapy cognit Source Type: blogs

The fight for reinstatement: Advocating for early opportunities for excluded health care professionals battling opioid use disorder
I’ll begin by saying that I have a diagnosis of opioid use disorder (OUD) secondary to PTSD. I began diverting Norco from a pharmacy with which my hospice company had a contract. At the time, I had access to various narcotics as an RN case manager, which was quite concerning. This environment became a breeding Read more… The fight for reinstatement: Advocating for early opportunities for excluded health care professionals battling opioid use disorder originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - June 28, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Chris Kyzar, RN Tags: Policy Nursing Source Type: blogs

The National Health Service (NHS) in England to roll-out nine online cognitive-behavioural therapies (CBT) for adults with anxiety or depression
Online depression therapy given go-ahead in England (BBC News): Nine online talking-therapy treatments for anxiety or depression have been given the green light to be used by the NHS in England. … The new digital therapies are delivered via a website or an app and use cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT). They provide an alternative way of accessing support, which may be more convenient for some, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) says. They could also free up resources and help reduce the wait for care.… Mark Chapman from NICE said: “One of our priorities is to get the best care to peop...
Source: SharpBrains - June 14, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Brain/ Mental Health Technology & Innovation anxiety-disorders Beating the Blues CBT methods cognitive behavioural therapy Deprexis iCT-PTSD iCT-SAD National Institute for Health and Care Excellence NHS NHS Talking Therapies online Source Type: blogs

How the Arts transform our Brains, Bodies, and Minds
One of my favorite sayings comes from David Thoreau: “My life has been the poem I would have writ / But I could not both live and utter it.” It speaks to the way that life and art are intertwined, and how we gain so much from living life with a sense of beauty and aesthetics in mind. There are many ways art infuses my own life—from singing and playing guitar to reading novels and attending plays, which all help to improve my mood and enhance my sense of wonder with the world. Probably, neuroaesthetics many of you feel the same way. Some of you may have felt you’ve even been saved by art. Now, a new book, Your Brai...
Source: SharpBrains - May 31, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Greater Good Science Center Tags: Brain/ Mental Health Education & Lifelong Learning art neuroaesthetics Your Brain on Art Source Type: blogs

Study shows the power of electroencephalography and machine learning to help predict response to psychotherapy (or lack thereof) in patients with PTSD
This study investigates whether individual patient-level resting-state EEG connectivity can predict psychotherapy outcomes in PTSD. We developed a treatment-predictive EEG signature using machine learning applied to high-density resting-state EEG collected from military veterans with PTSD. The predictive signature was dominated by theta frequency EEG connectivity differences and was able to generalize across two types of psychotherapy—prolonged exposure and cognitive processing therapy. Our results also advance a biological definition of a PTSD patient subgroup who is resistant to psychotherapy, which is currently the mo...
Source: SharpBrains - May 2, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Dr. Amit Etkin at Alto Neuroscience Tags: Brain/ Mental Health Technology & Innovation Alto Neuroscience cognitive processing therapy digital biomarker electroencephalography posttraumatic stress disorder precision psychiatry prolonged exposure Psychotherapy PTSD Source Type: blogs

Digital Self-Neuromodulation Therapy for PTSD: Interview with Oded Kraft, CEO of GrayMatters Health
GrayMatters Health, a medtech company based in Israel, has developed Prism for PTSD, a self-neuromodulation therapy. The company has identified what they describe as brain-mechanism-specific biomarkers for certain mental disorders. These involve combining fMRI and EEG data. The Prism for PTSD system targets a specific biomarker called amygdala-derived-EFP, which is involved in the fight or flight response, and which can frequently be triggered in those with PTSD. The new technique that GrayMatters Health developed involves applying an EEG cap to a patient’s head, and then placing them in front of a screen. An animatio...
Source: Medgadget - May 2, 2023 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Exclusive Neurology Psychiatry GraymattersH PTSD Source Type: blogs

It ’s Private: Innovative Techniques Begin to Address Clinicians’ Mental Health
The following is a guest article by William J. Hayes, M.D., M.B.A., and Chief Medical Officer at CPSI New collaboration between mobile app developer, EHR vendor and health systems decreases clinician stress The perennial challenge of clinical burnout has reached an inflection point. Fueled by PTSD from COVID-19, burnout is largely based on the modern human experience of constantly consuming stimuli (much of which is negative) while also being pushed to achieve higher levels of productivity and efficiency. Those that have been impacted the greatest of any group have been our physicians, nurses, therapists, and other healthc...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - May 2, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: Ambulatory C-Suite Leadership Clinical EMR-EHR Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System LTPAC Brain Drain COVID-19 CPSI Dr. Gloria Mark Dr. Izzy Justice EQ Health Healthcare Burnout mental health Mental Heal Source Type: blogs

Why Traumatic Memories Are So Hard To Suppress
PTSD is thought to affect around one-third of people who experience a traumatic event. (Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog)
Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - March 30, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeremy Dean Tags: Memory PTSD Source Type: blogs

Good news about hypoglycemia awareness
Welcome to episode 3 of BDI Briefs! Our aim with BDI Briefs is to take a brief look at important issues about the emotional side of diabetes.In this short discussion, Scott, Bill, and Susan discuss some good news recently published about the fear of hypoglycemia. I also encourage you to look at more research from the Behavioral Diabetes Institute. Enjoy! And please let us know what you think and what you’d like to hear more about from BDI.And remember to subscribe to BDI’s YouTube channel! Detailed show notes and transcript ...
Source: Scott's Diabetes Blog - March 30, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Scott K. Johnson Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs