Ayahuasca, a vomit-inducing hallucinogenic brew, draws thousands of people each year — including former soldiers — to jungle retreats that have become an unlicensed and unregulated mental health marketplace.
Tag: Mental Health and Disorders
What Happens When You’re Disabled but Nobody Can Tell
The author and clinical psychologist Andrew Solomon examines the disabilities that ramps and reserved parking spots don’t address.
Arrested for Waving Rainbow Flag, a Gay Egyptian Takes Her Life
Charged with “inciting debauchery,” Sarah Hegazi was jailed and tortured.
Ex-Head of Australian Girls School Is Fit for Trial, Israeli Court Says
For six years, Australia has tried to extradite Malka Leifer to face charges of sexually assaulting her students but she claimed to be mentally ill.
‘I Can’t Turn My Brain Off’: PTSD and Burnout Threaten Medical Workers
Before Covid-19, health care workers were already vulnerable to depression and suicide. Mental health experts now fear even more will be prone to trauma-related disorders.
Coronavirus Lockdowns Strike Australia Residents Hit by Brushfires
A double disaster unlike anything the country has seen before is raising concerns about victims’ mental health and safety.
In Spain, a Call to ‘Free Our Children’ From Coronavirus Confinement
The strictest lockdown measures in Europe have left countless children bored, exhausted and sometimes depressed.
For China’s Overwhelmed Doctors, an Understanding Voice Across the Ocean
Erjing Cui, a Seattle psychotherapist, volunteers for Yong Xin Kang Yi, a crisis line for medical workers fighting the coronavirus epidemic.
‘I Wanted to Die:’ Northern Ireland Confronts a Suicide Crisis
Haunted by a violent past, the territory has one of the highest suicide rates in the world.
U.K. Minister Apologizes for Case of Teen With Autism Kept in Seclusion
Matt Hancock, the British health secretary, publicly apologized to a teenager with autism who has spent close to three years in near total seclusion.