Psychedelic clinics to offer $20,000 treatments for severe depression from July
Question: Is $20,000 a fair fee to charge those with severe depression for a treatment many regard as experimental? Does it exploit their desperation for…
Tag: Depression
Depression doubles risk of IBD diagnosis: review
Patients with depression are more than twice as likely to be diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease compared with those without depression, according to a systematic…
Is exercise really better than medication for depression?
Depression is one of the biggest health issues in society today. It’s hard to know for sure how many people experience depression, but current best…
‘The issue is informed consent’: Why the TGA’s psychedelics call worries Professor Colleen Loo
The TGA made a landmark decision last week to let authorised psychiatrists prescribe psilocybin and MDMA for PTSD and treatment-resistant depression, under strict conditions, starting…
Psilocybin and MDMA approved for medical use: TGA
Patients with treatment-resistant depression or PTSD could soon gain access to psilocybin and MDMA through authorised psychiatrists following a surprise TGA decision. Last week, the…
Mum charged with child deaths needs empathy and understanding
The recent case of Lindsay Clancy — the mother in the US facing at least two counts of murder in the deaths of her three…
How depression treatment changes the brain’s ‘infrastructure’
People receiving inpatient treatment for major depression showed increased brain connectivity after just six weeks, German researchers report. Using MRI scans, they compared brain connectivity…
Systemic MHT ups risk of depression: study
Women initiated on systemic hormone therapy before or during menopause are at greater risk of depression than non-users, a large cohort study shows. In contrast,…
Childhood trauma does not undermine pharmacotherapy for depression: study
Childhood trauma should not preclude patients with major depressive disorder from accessing first-line pharmacotherapy, despite previous findings to the contrary, international researchers say. Their meta-analysis…
Suicide rates reveal the silent suffering of Australia’s ageing men
Men aged 85 and older have the highest suicide rates in Australia, but the tragedy has gone relatively unnoticed. This group is growing older, feeling…
