{
  "id": 186760,
  "title": "Psilocybin for PTSD; Breathwork and Cravings; 'Game of Thrones' Writer's Depression",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/psilocybin-for-ptsd-breathwork-and-cravings-game-of-thrones-writers",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-05T17:54:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MedPage Today",
    "slug": "medpage-today",
    "url": "https://www.medpagetoday.com/psychiatry/generalpsychiatry/122497"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Psilocybin-assisted therapy showed promise in alleviating symptoms of severe, treatment-resistant PTSD among veterans, according to findings from an open-label trial published in Communications Medicine.\n\nHigh school students who carried firearms faced a significantly higher risk of attempting suicide, irrespective of state-level gun policies, as reported in a study published in JAMA Network Open.\n\nA meta-analysis of six antipsychotic drug trials in schizophrenia patients revealed a consistent sequence of clinical improvement across various symptom domains.\n\nThe Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration allocated $73.2 million in grants to enhance children's mental health services.\n\nControlled breathing exercises may aid in reducing cravings among individuals who struggle with substance use, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published in Addiction.\n\nA psychiatrist treating Lindsay Clancy reported that her patient appeared calm and cooperative during a psychiatric examination shortly after she killed her three children and attempted suicide, as detailed in a report by CNN.\n\nThe Trump administration issued guidance to aid state Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program agencies in strengthening oversight of applied behavior analysis services for autism.\n\nA prospective cohort study published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry suggested that sensitive maternal caregiving during infancy may help mitigate the adverse effects of gestational inflammation on childhood ADHD symptoms.\n\nMicrosimulation projections published in JAMA Health Forum indicated that expanding routine alcohol screening and brief intervention protocols within primary care settings could help reduce premature mortality rates.\n\nGame of Thrones author George R.R. Martin candidly discussed his struggle with depression in an interview with NBC News.\n\nFor veterans experiencing persistent PTSD despite conventional evidence-based psychotherapies, an individual psychotherapy called \"impact of killing treatment\" demonstrated superior efficacy in reducing symptom severity, psychosocial impairment, and moral injury in a randomized trial published in JAMA Psychiatry.",
  "summary": "(MedPage Today) -- Psilocybin-assisted therapy improved symptoms of severe, treatment-resistant post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among veterans in an open-label trial. (Communications Medicine) High school students who carried firearms had...",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}