Tag: psychotherapy
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Why Prozac Falls Short for Childhood Depression: Experts Urge Guideline Change
New Findings Question Prozac’s Effectiveness in Young Patients In a development that could reshape how doctors treat depression in children and adolescents, recent analyses indicate that fluoxetine (Prozac) provides no clear clinical advantage over placebo for young patients. Across multiple studies, the medication did not demonstrate consistent improvements in mood, functioning, or long-term outcomes when…
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Experts Say Prozac Fails to Beat Placebo for Child Depression: A Wake-Up Call for Guidelines
Prozac and the debate over pediatric depression treatment New analyses have intensified the debate over using Prozac (fluoxetine) to treat depression in children and adolescents. Leading experts say current clinical guidelines should be revised because robust evidence shows the medication offers no meaningful advantage over placebo for younger patients. The discussion comes as mental health…
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MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy: Insights from the October 2025 Psychedelics Review on PTSD and Emerging Conditions
Overview: A Historic View of MDMA in Psychotherapy The October 2025 issue of Psychedelics offers a comprehensive review of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy, tracing its journey from early chemical synthesis in 1912 to its current status as a promising tool in modern psychiatry. Led by Dr. Kenji Hashimoto and a multidisciplinary team, the analysis emphasizes how MDMA…
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MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy: A Comprehensive Review in the October 2025 Psychedelics Issue
Overview: MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy in the Spotlight The October 2025 issue of Psychedelics features a comprehensive review of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy, tracing its trajectory from early synthesis in 1912 to today’s clinical research programs. Led by Dr. Kenji Hashimoto and colleagues, the article synthesizes decades of work that position MDMA not merely as a substance of abuse,…
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Online Therapy Proves as Effective as In-Person Care, Swedish Study Finds
Online therapy matches the patchwork of in-person care, even during a crisis The rapid shift to online therapy during the COVID-19 pandemic was a global experiment in mental health care. In Sweden, researchers tracked 2,300 patients over six years – three years before and three years during the pandemic – to see whether treatment outcomes…
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Online therapy proves as effective as in-person care, study shows
A pivotal finding for mental health care As the world navigated the disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health services faced a rapid shift from clinic rooms to screens. A large Swedish study followed 2,300 patients over six years, spanning three years before the pandemic and three years during it. The results offer reassurance to…
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Online Therapy Proves Comparable to In-Person Care in Swedish Study
New evidence supports online therapy as a viable alternative to in-person care The transition to online mental health care during the COVID-19 pandemic was abrupt and uncertain. A large Swedish study tracked 2,300 patients treated in public mental health services over six years—three years before and three years during the pandemic—to evaluate whether remote care…