Psychedelics renaissance: new wave of research puts hallucinogenics forward to treat mental health

The Guardian

In what’s been described as a ‘paradigm shifter’ for psychiatry, Australian clinical trials are exploring the therapeutic benefits of illegal substances. -- For more on psychedelics as treatment visit The Treatment Hub.

Posted on BrainLine September 27, 2021.

Omaha veterans organization helping frontline healthcare workers with PTSD

WOWT / NBC

Post-traumatic stress disorder is well-documented among military members but with the world being turned upside down during the pandemic, frontline healthcare workers are beginning to experience the same thing.

Posted on BrainLine September 24, 2021.

A decade after don't ask, don't tell, LGBTQ veterans say they still feel the effects

The Washington Post

Ten years after the end of "don’t ask, don’t tell, former members of the military who were forced out of the service for being gay say they still face repercussions from the policy that one lawmaker called “a dark chapter in the history of our nation’s military.”

Posted on BrainLine September 24, 2021.

New scoring system helps identify kids at risk for post-concussion symptoms

UBNow - University at Buffalo

Researchers at UB’s Concussion Management Clinic have developed a brief, standardized physical exam for sport-related concussive brain injuries in children and adolescents that can readily identify who is at risk for persistent post-concussion symptoms (PPCS).

Posted on BrainLine September 24, 2021.

After storms, mental health crisis compounded by COVID looms in Louisiana

PBS NewsHour

When Ida hit, it wasn’t just infrastructure that took a hit. Experts say storm survivors’ physical and mental health will continue to be affected long after the clouds have parted, compounded by the region’s high rates of COVID and hospitalizations that have pushed hospitals past their limits.

Posted on BrainLine September 24, 2021.

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