Many clinical trials to test the use of psychedelic medicines for conditions such as depression have been underway since 2022 ...

Digital sleep programme Sleepio aids recovery not only from insomnia, but from depression and anxiety according to an informal NHS study. Sleepio was used as a treatment tool as part of a trial in ...

Ketamine is increasingly known as a party drug which is linked to serious health problems, even fatalities. But there is growing interest in Scotland in its potential to treat severe depression. One ...

More than 15 million prescriptions for amitriptyline are issued in the UK in a year, mainly to deal with chronic pain ...

Demand for NHS Talking Therapies has reached an all-time high. The service received 1.82 million referrals in 2023/24. This is slightly higher than 2021/2022, and more than double the 884,000 received ...

People who begin using cannabis to alleviate pain, anxiety, or depression face a significantly greater risk of developing paranoia compared to those who use it recreationally, according to the largest ...

Newark High School freshmen take a depression screening each year. This year%2C 35 percent of the freshman class flagged for possible depression. NHS uses the screening to offer students help through ...