Ketamine rapidly reduces suicidal ideation in major depressive disorder (MDD), but its effects are transient. Preclinical and clinical studies suggest that ketamine's antidepressant and antisuicidal effects may be partly mediated by mu-opioid receptor (MOR) modulation. The authors investigated the efficacy and safety of low-dose sublingual buprenorphine, a partial MOR agonist, as a follow-on...
Enthusiastic media coverage of psychedelics as a treatment for mental health disorders is perceived as hyped compared to coverage of established treatments. To measure potential hype, we conducted pre-registered analyses comparing media coverage (e.g., newspaper articles) of psychedelics to FDA-approved antidepressants for major depressive disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder. We used...