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Major VA study to examine effectiveness of psilocybin on depression, PTSD
The VA is launching a study on the safety and effectiveness of psilocybin — magic mushrooms — for treating major depressive disorder.
By Patricia Kime
Everybody wanted to visit the wounded soldier. I wanted to be left alone.
The athletes, actors, and officers meant well, but a soldier injured in Iraq just wanted time with his wife.
By Justin Watson, The War Horse
Shrapnel, broken bones and head trauma: New records show how US troops were wounded in Iran war
New details reveal the extent of service members’ injuries.
By Leah Rosenbaum, The War Horse
VA, HHS to increase psychedelic therapy research for PTSD, military-related mental health issues
The agreement could help accelerate research into the use of MDMA, magic mushrooms and other psychedelics to address PTSD and other mental conditions.
By Patricia Kime
I once made my VA therapist cry. Then an AI chatbot got me talking about war and guilt
Talking with an AI chatbot started as a diversion, but later became a way to confess what I saw and did in Iraq, this veteran writes for The War Horse.
By Casey Elliott, The War Horse