Also known as: mental illness
FDA final guidance sets standards for psychedelic clinical trials. Federal agencies and states are advancing psilocybin and ibogaine research, and Eli Lilly is acquiring AtaiBeckley for $2.8 billion.
Two new studies reveal long COVID's lasting biological and mental health effects. A mouse study found coronavirus triggers prolonged lung and brain damage unlike influenza, while a population study linked long COVID to significantly higher depression and anxiety risks up to three years post-infection.
US health policy activity this week included HHS FY 2027 budget hearings, a House review of Medicare fraud and bipartisan discussion of PBM reform. President Trump also issued an executive order on mental illness treatments, and CMS and FDA announced the RAPID pathway.
Evidence on ketogenic diets remains limited for psychiatric disorders and diabetes, while a systematic review in overweight and obese women with PCOS found significant short-term improvements. Experts said more controlled, long-term studies are needed.
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed ketogenic diets can cure schizophrenia, but psychiatry experts say the assertion goes far beyond what current scientific evidence supports.
| NCT ID | Title | Status | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|
| NCT07730307 |
Disclosure, Social Harm, and Support Activation Study |
RECRUITING | |
| NCT07499440 |
Safety and Efficacy of HB-1 for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder |
RECRUITING | PHASE2 |
| NCT06483789 |
Efficacy and Safety of HB-1 for Panic Disorder |
SUSPENDED | PHASE2 |
| NCT06290648 |
Forging New Paths: Building Interventions to Treat Criminogenic Needs in Community Based Mental Health Settings |
COMPLETED | NA |
| NCT05776316 |
Harm Reduction Services |
RECRUITING | NA |
| NCT05758376 |
Recovery Bridge: Peer Intervention to Bridge Transition Post Discharge |
COMPLETED | NA |
| NCT05181254 |
HEAlth Dialogues for Patients With Mental Illness in Primary Care |
TERMINATED | NA |
| NCT05121064 |
Common Elements Treatment Approach HIV Alcohol Reduction Trial in Zambia |
COMPLETED | NA |
| NCT04887558 |
Mobile App for Smoking Cessation and Mental Health |
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | PHASE2 |
| NCT03966872 |
Comparative Effectiveness of IIMR Versus CDSMP |
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | NA |
