Tag : Mental Health and Disorders

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Federal Agency Dedicated to Mental Illness and Addiction Faces Huge Cuts

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Every day, Dora Dantzler-Wright and her colleagues distribute overdose reversal drugs on the streets of Chicago. They hold training sessions on using them and help...
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F.D.A. Expands Access to Clozapine, a Key Treatment for Schizophrenia

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The Food and Drug Administration has taken a crucial step toward expanding access to the antipsychotic medication clozapine, the only drug approved for treatment-resistant schizophrenia,...
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Human Therapists Prepare for Battle Against A.I. Pretenders

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The nation’s largest association of psychologists this month warned federal regulators that A.I. chatbots “masquerading” as therapists, but programmed to reinforce, rather than to challenge,...
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How an Activist Group Helped Torpedo MDMA Therapy

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After more than three decades of planning and a $250 million investment, Lykos Therapeutics’ application for the first psychedelic drug to reach federal regulators was...