There is a new generation of drug users out there who possess highly detailed pharmacological and technical knowledge about the drugs they take “Psychonauts” (meaning “navigator of the soul”) are enthusiastic and deliberate experimenters of hallucinogens, including psychedelic drugs, both synthetic and natural, for self-exploration, spiritual attainment or inducing an altered state of consciousness. […]
Archives for March 2021
Child abuse and neglect: new evidence they can cause mental health problems
People who experience maltreatment in childhood – such as abuse or neglect – are more likely to report poorer physical and mental health. A new study published in the Lancet looks at how this may be explained by any number of reasons, including social factors, such as family poverty, or partly genetic factors, such […]
Pandemic restrictions aggravating known triggers for self-harm and poor mental health among children and young people
Experts have issued a stark warning about the effects of the pandemic on the mental health of children and young people Writing in The BMJ, Professor Tamsin Ford at the University of Cambridge and colleagues say deterioration in mental health is clearest among families already struggling and call for urgent action “to ensure that this […]
Women Leaders of Today and Tomorrow Conversations
Join us for Women Leaders of Today and Tomorrow Friday 12 March at 1 pm With Giovanna Bertazzoni, Head of Impressionist and Modern Art at Christie’s Auction House, London and Nicole Soranzo Professor of Human Genetics at the University of Cambridge Register here>> After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining […]