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Muslim mental health professionals are available across the U.S.; books are being translated, research being done, and new conversations being had. The next generation of Muslims is watching-looking for answers, for empathy, for healing. Rania Awaad, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, discusses Muslim mental health care efforts in this interview.

Stanford neuroscientist Sergiu Pasca is pioneering technology to recreate human brain tissue and neural circuits in the lab – giving scientists unprecedented access to human brain development and opening new possibilities for treating disorders from psychiatric disease to chronic pain.

Stanford Medicine researchers have discovered that the plant-based psychoactive drug ibogaine, when combined with magnesium to protect the heart, safely and effectively reduces PTSD, anxiety and depression and improves functioning in veterans with TBI. Nolan Williams, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and, by courtesy, of Radiology, provides comment.

A new Lancet commentary calls for aligning the Planetary Health and Planetary Boundaries frameworks to better address the environmental and human health emergency. Co-author Britt Wray, Instructor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, is quoted along with colleagues in this article.