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Effective altruism’s odd attitude to mental health
MichaelPlant
7mo
25
38
New cause area: Improving diagnosis and treatment of bipolar spectrum disorders
Karolina Soltys
4mo
13
12
This World Mental Health Day, let’s back up words with investment.
StrongMinds
2mo
0
22
[Cause Exploration Prizes] Why we should work on preventing suicide
Lydia Field
4mo
3
29
A Conversation with Daniel Kahneman
BarryGrimes
5mo
0
24
Cognitive Risks of Adolescent Binge Drinking
Elizabeth
4mo
2
27
Sympathectomies - The New Lobotomy
handoftheenemy
3mo
4
15
[Cause Exploration Prizes] Expand Access to ADHD Treatment and Fund more Research
DeeptiBoddapati
3mo
1
12
[Cause Exploration Prizes] Mental health diagnostic system
EmmiPosio
3mo
0
74
Problem area report: mental health
CaitlinWalker
1y
10
34
Is there anyone working full-time on helping EAs address mental health problems?
richard_ngo
1y
21
8
[Linkpost] World Mental Health Report: Transforming Mental Health for All
BarryGrimes
6mo
5
22
Depression and psychedelics - an anonymous blog proposal
anonEAmouse
6mo
3
133
Announcing the launch of the Happier Lives Institute
MichaelPlant
3y
44
23
R&D for Chemically Improving Wellbeing in Healthy Population
Jonathan Gilat
3mo
10
21
Cause: biopharma R&D productivity
BoxFan
3mo
2
146
AMA: Tim Ferriss, Michael Pollan, and Dr. Matthew W. Johnson on psychedelics research and philanthropy
Aaron Gertler
1y
184
119
Ending The War on Drugs - A New Cause For Effective Altruists?
MichaelPlant
1y
20
57
OPIS initiative on access to psilocybin for cluster headaches
jonleighton
2y
5
3
What are longtermist arguments for and against psychedelics/drug reform as an EA cause area?
Carolin Basilowski
9mo
5
51
Cash prizes for the best arguments against psychedelics being an EA cause area
Milan_Griffes
3y
125
52
Psychedelics Normalization
andzuck
3y
26
24
[Link] "A Psychedelic Renaissance" (Chronicle of Philanthropy)
Milan_Griffes
3y
3
25
Using Ibogaine to Create Friendlier Opioids
qfrerichs
3y
3
3
[Link] "Relaxed Beliefs Under Psychedelics and the Anarchic Brain" (SSC)
Milan_Griffes
3y
1
11
Pros/cons of funding more research on whether psychedelics increase altruism?
nonzerosum
3y
2
10
[Link] How to contribute to the psychedelics ecosystem
John_Maxwell
3y
0