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woman running in the park to boost her mood

How to improve your mood

By Karen Gordon published

Reference Discover how to improve your mood with these ways of lifting your spirits

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illustration of a psychedelic mushroom next to a psilocybin molecule

'Magic mushroom' compound creates a hyper-connected brain to treat depression

By Nicoletta Lanese published

Psilocybin may help people with depression break negative thought patterns.

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A woman looking at her energy bill. As the cost of living rises, just glancing at your energy bill could be enough to send you into depression.

Inflation could hit your mental health as much as your wallet, psychologists say

By Stephanie Pappas published

High inflation rates will likely increase anxiety and stress, especially for those who live paycheck-to-paycheck.

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People in the UK protest against the cost of living crisis

Stressed about 'cost of living crisis'? 10 simple ways to ease anxiety and depression

By Stephanie Pappas published

Many of the science-backed strategies to manage anxiety and depression are deceptively simple.

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A person sits on a cliff over a river.

What is the 'call of the void'?

By Joe Phelan published

Sometimes people feel the "call of the void," an unexpected urge to jump from a dangerous place. Here's why.

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Mushrooms containing psilocybin.

Hallucinogen in 'magic mushrooms' relieves depression in largest clinical trial to date

By Nicoletta Lanese published

The trial participants took different doses of psilocybin as a treatment for depression.

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Sarah, a patient in a clinical trial, at an appointment with Katherine Scangos, MD, PhD, at UCSF’s Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute

A 'pacemaker' for brain activity helped woman emerge from severe depression

By Nicoletta Lanese published

A new proof-of-concept study hints at a promising, individualized treatment for depression.

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Teeth grinding, known as bruxism, can happen when you are awake or asleep.

Why do we grind our teeth?

By Tyler Santora published

Grinding our teeth damages them, so why do we do it?

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Laughing gas could help treat depression.

Laughing gas may treat depression, small study suggests

By Ashley P. Taylor published

As many as one in three cases of depression are resistant to standard treatments. Could laughing gas be an alternative?

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Psilocybin mushrooms, including the Galindoi variation of Psilocybe mexicana mushrooms (two middle) and Psilocybe cubensis mushrooms (left and right) in Washington, DC, on Feb. 5, 2020.

'Magic mushroom' compound may work just as well as antidepressants, small study finds

By Rachael Rettner published

The study adds to a growing body of research on the potential benefits of psilocybin for people with depression.

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