machine learning How AI and machine learning can help improve therapy for humans Thom Dunn

video games "Heal Hitler" is a new video game where you try to stop genocide with psychotherapy Thom Dunn

psychedelics FDA expands access to MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD Mark Frauenfelder

books Why do new psychotherapies work, and then stop? Cory Doctorow

video games Classic video game an effective treatment for PTSD Gail Sherman

public health Homeopathic Berlin Wall Pills made from its pulverized concrete "treat" loneliness, isolation, and oppression Jennifer Sandlin

News One of Europe's most notorious cyber criminals gets prison time for stealing therapy notes of 33,000 people and attempting to extort them Mark Frauenfelder

politics Right-wing Twitter poster receives 7-month jail sentence in vote-suppressing conspiracy Rob Beschizza

law Priest who sexually assaulted woman receives no jail time in plea deal Rob Beschizza

synthetic Scientist designs compound like LSD without the hallucinations Andrew Yi

Author Mark Dery's account of taking magic mushrooms as a treatment for angst Mark Frauenfelder

Spoken Word with Electronics Re-entering society after 15 months in isolation Ethan Persoff

privacy Quasi-anonymous blogger on the experience of being exposed and of exposing oneself Rob Beschizza

facebook Study: Facebook quitters report more life satisfaction, less depression and anxiety Rob Beschizza

World Mental Health Day It's World Mental Health Day: A primer on depression for the public-at-large Maureen Herman

Happiness is a warm DVD player Enjoying the melancholy undercurrent of Charlie Brown television specials Richard Kaufman

News MDMA can help treat PTSD, yet another study shows Xeni Jardin

bots On the psychological value of "griefbots" Clive Thompson

bitcoin Bitcoin philanthropist donated $1 million to psychedelics research David Pescovitz

Science Algorithms analyze brain scans to identify people with suicidal thoughts David Pescovitz