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Special Report

The Future of Mental Health

Smithsonian magazine brings you stories about the latest advancements in treatments and understanding of mental illness


A pregnant mother’s mental wellness can impact her child’s future physical, mental and behavioral health

SCIENCE

Can a Mother’s Mental Health Impact a Baby in the Womb?

Ketamine and esketamine are the only psychedelics currently being used clinically with eating disorder patients.

SCIENCE

Are Psychedelics the Future of Eating Disorder Treatment?

Many new digital psychiatry solutions have attracted funding in recent years, and experts have questions about how helpful or harmful they will be.

SCIENCE

Can Digital Psychiatry Really Fill the Mental Health Care Gap?

More Stories

A heat map of brain activity shows stable patterns before and after taking psilocybin in blue and green, while temporary changes are shown in red, orange and yellow.

SMART NEWS

See How the Brain Responds to Psychedelic 'Magic Mushrooms'

Will Sullivan

Many new technologies are being developed to help diagnose mental illnesses.

SCIENCE

Can Technology Help Us More Accurately Diagnose Mental Illnesses?

Daliah Singer

Flow Club is a membership service that hosts dozens of online coworking sessions a day.

INNOVATION

Can Virtual Coworking Platforms Make Us More Productive?

Frederick Reimers

Toxins from the Colorado River toad have been ingested by some for their psychedelic and medicinal effects.

SMART NEWS

A Modified Psychedelic Toad Toxin Reduces Signs of Depression and Anxiety in Mice, Study Suggests

Christian Thorsberg

For each bad night of sleep in a one-month period, participants reported feeling three months older, on average, than they really are.

SMART NEWS

Bad Sleep Can Make You Feel Years Older Than You Really Are, Study Suggests

Christian Thorsberg

Leaves from the iboga plant, collected in 1933 from Angola. The psychedelic drug ibogaine can be derived from the plant's root bark.

SMART NEWS

A Lesser-Known Psychedelic Drug Shows Promise for PTSD Treatment

Ella Weaver

Ketamine and esketamine are the only psychedelics currently being used clinically with eating disorder patients.

SCIENCE

Are Psychedelics the Future of Eating Disorder Treatment?

Daliah Singer

In 2022, nearly 46 percent of health workers felt burnt out either often or very often.

SMART NEWS

Health Care Workers Are Burning Out, CDC Says

Margaret Osborne

MDMA, also called molly or ecstasy.

SMART NEWS

MDMA Moves Closer to Approval for PTSD Treatment After New Clinical Trial

Margaret Osborne

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