British charity the Beckley Foundation is helping to fund medical trials using LSD, according to reports in the Financial Times (13 February 2010).
Amanda Feilding, from the Beckley Foundation which promotes psychedelic research, said: "We want to open up these incredibly valuable compounds that have been used throughout history. We know LSD is non-toxic and non-addictive. The only way to overcome the taboo is by giving scientific explanations of how to use them beneficially."
LSD has been used in the past in psychotherapy settings in the late 1940s and following the second world war. Bans were introduced following the introduction of the UN Convention on Psychotropic Substances in 1971.
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Sunday 14 February 2010
News - 'Internet addiction' linked to depression, says study - BBC News
Research published by Leeds University suggests a link between internet addiction and depression, reports BBC News (3 February 2010).
Researcher Dr Catriona Morrison comments: "The internet now plays a huge part in modern life, but its benefits are accompanied by a darker side. While many of us use the internet to pay bills, shop and send e-mails, there is a small subset of the population who find it hard to control how much time they spend online, to the point where it interferes with their daily activities. Our research indicates that excessive internet use is associated with depression, but what we don't know is which comes first - are depressed people drawn to the internet or does the internet cause depression? Now we need to investigate the nature of that relationship and consider the issue of causation."
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Researcher Dr Catriona Morrison comments: "The internet now plays a huge part in modern life, but its benefits are accompanied by a darker side. While many of us use the internet to pay bills, shop and send e-mails, there is a small subset of the population who find it hard to control how much time they spend online, to the point where it interferes with their daily activities. Our research indicates that excessive internet use is associated with depression, but what we don't know is which comes first - are depressed people drawn to the internet or does the internet cause depression? Now we need to investigate the nature of that relationship and consider the issue of causation."
For more news stories about mental health, counselling and psychotherapy, please visit www.therapyme.com.
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