1 June 2022
As psychedelic medicine edges toward the mainstream, some are trying to make drugs that offer therapeutic benefits without the mind-altering experience. But the experience might be key to how psychedelics transform people's lives
12 June 2020
Mitul Mehta, who is a professor of neuroimaging and psychopharmacology at King's College London, is using brain scanners to explore how psychedelic drugs and even hypnosis influence the brain in an effort to find new ways to treat psychiatric and neurological...
10 February 2020
A machine-learning algorithm can predict who is most likely to respond best to an antidepressant by analysing the brain activity of people with depression
17 January 2020
Addictive benzodiazepines are prescribed at 66 million doctors' appointments a year in the US – often with opioids, making it easier to fatally overdose
2 December 2019
Cannabis was long thought to harm mental health but is now prescribed as a treatment. Psychopharmacologist Val Curran looks at the evidence
2 October 2019
Illegal benzodiazepine drugs that cost as little as 15p per tablet are fuelling an overdose crisis in Scotland. How can we prevent hundreds more deaths?
25 September 2019
A US trial is bringing the questionable practice of forced medication into the spotlight – but in the UK and elsewhere voices are growing for its use, says Laura Spinney
12 June 2019
Antidepressants are among the most commonly prescribed drugs in many rich nations, and dozens of different types are currently available. They are taken for clinical depression plus a number of other conditions, which can include anxiety, chronic pain,...
12 March 2019
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a form of ketamine for use in treatment-resistant depression. While there are unknowns, it is a welcome move, says Celia Morgan
22 June 2018
The UK government is reviewing medicinal cannabis after two boys with severe epilepsy were withheld cannabis oil treatments. Here's everything you need to know
