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Trial Indicates App Helps Treat Behavior Disorder

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Results of a clinical trial suggest a smartphone app designed for use in a therapy program helps some people control their obsessive-compulsive disorder. . . . → Read More: Trial Indicates App Helps Treat Behavior Disorder

Depression Therapy Licensed for Online Distribution

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A therapy program for depression designed to reduce spirals of repeated negative thinking is licensed to a digital mental health company for online use. . . . → Read More: Depression Therapy Licensed for Online Distribution

Energy Employees Not Ready for Office Return

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A survey shows a large majority of energy industry workers prefers to continue working remotely than return their regular offices during the Covid-19 pandemic. . . . → Read More: Energy Employees Not Ready for Office Return

Survey Tracking Covid-19 Mental Health Impact

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A survey is underway in the U.S. to gauge the mental health impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, with data also collected with personal activity trackers. . . . → Read More: Survey Tracking Covid-19 Mental Health Impact

Psychiatric Drug Maker Raises $80M in Venture Funds

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A developer of treatments for mental health disorders based on controlled hallucinogenic substances is raising $80 million in new venture financing. . . . → Read More: Psychiatric Drug Maker Raises $80M in Venture Funds

Prescription Insomnia App Okayed by FDA

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A mobile app prescribed by physicians to treat chronic insomnia is cleared by the Food and Drug Administration for marketing in the U.S. . . . → Read More: Prescription Insomnia App Okayed by FDA

Epilepsy Stimulation Device Detects Other Brain Disorders

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An implanted device that stimulates areas of the brain associated with seizures can detect other neurological diseases in people with epilepsy. . . . → Read More: Epilepsy Stimulation Device Detects Other Brain Disorders

Small Biz Grant Funds PTSD Diagnostic, Treatment

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A company creating diagnostics and a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, is receiving initial funding to develop its products. . . . → Read More: Small Biz Grant Funds PTSD Diagnostic, Treatment

Supermarkets to Offer Genetic Mental Health Test

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A chain of supermarket pharmacies in Pennsylvania will begin offering genetic tests to help customers manage their mental health medications. . . . → Read More: Supermarkets to Offer Genetic Mental Health Test

Psychedelic Depression Drug Tested for Safety

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Results from an early clinical trial testing an hallucinogenic drug to treat depression shows the therapy is largely safe and feasible to administer. . . . → Read More: Psychedelic Depression Drug Tested for Safety