Can Virtual Reality Replace Psychedelic Drugs?
A new ayahuasca "experience" at the Tribeca Film Festival puts the question of whether drug trips can be artificially recreated to the test.
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How I Discovered My Depression—and Began to Confront It
With suicide rising among undiagnosed American depressives, I recognized it was time to admit I needed help.
PS Picks: A Podcast Heavyweight
PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.
Can Underground Psychedelic Therapy Ever Go Mainstream?
The work of a large network of underground therapists has laid the basis for current FDA-regulated research into hallucinogenic therapy. Now they want to take that work mainstream.
Feeling Fearful? See Your Therapist Before Lunch
Let a naturally occurring hormone help in the healing process. By Tom Jacobs (Photo: Moss/Flickr) Panic, anxiety, and…
‘Married at First Sight,’ Now in a Lasting Relationship
What couples who stick together after starring on reality TV can teach us about enduring romance.
A ‘Scandalous Club’ for the 21st Century: The Messy Ethics of the Modern Advice Column
Internet forums have diminished the authority of the advice columnist—and raised new questions about who's qualified to counsel strangers.
How Do You Make a Living, Video Therapist?
Noah Davis talks to Vanessa Marin about writing as branding and why her model works.
Does Animal-Assisted Therapy Help Adolescents With Psychiatric Problems?
A new study finds that a dog might be just what the doctor ordered.
Humiliating People With Addiction Is Not Treatment
My experiences at a "therapeutic community" in Florida where degrading practices were routine will always inform my continuing work as a therapist.