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PlaySmart video game nudged teen depression scores down a point over a year
Dartmouth researchers gave 532 teenagers either PlaySmart, a game about spotting depression and asking for help, or commercial games. A year on, the PlaySmart group scored a point lower for depression. Anxiety did not move.
Aug 19, 2026
Acceptance skills added nothing to mindfulness training in a trial of 392 people
392 people were randomized to 14 days of online mindfulness training with acceptance skills, monitoring skills only, or a waiting list. Both training groups beat the waiting list. Neither beat the other.
Aug 18, 2026
A THC pill cut PTSD nightmares in a 171-person trial
A Nature Medicine trial gave 171 adults with PTSD either dronabinol or placebo nightly for ten weeks. Nightmares improved more on the drug. Seven serious adverse events occurred in that group and none on placebo.
Aug 17, 2026
Psilocybin beat placebo in the first NHS-funded trial
King's College London randomized 60 people with treatment-resistant depression to a single 25mg dose or a true placebo, both with psychological support. Depression scores fell further on psilocybin. The trial was built to test feasibility.
Aug 9, 2026