Psychedelic clinical trial for Treatment-Resistant Depression

For further information see HMR Leaflet
HMR (TRD)Trials Leaflet

HMR is looking for people with a diagnosis of Treatment-Resistant Depression (TRD) i.e depression that has not responded to two or more
medications, aged 18 to 75 to take part in a trial using 5-MEO-DMT.

5-MEO-DMT is a controlled and ‘psychedelic’ drug, used both recreationally and in ceremonial settings. We are testing whether 5-MEO-DMT given together with psychological support is safe in patients with TRD to determine whether it is useful to investigate further as a treatment for this condition.

If you are someone with TRD and are willing/able to discontinue your antidepressant medication, you might be eligible for this study. You could also be eligible if you are not taking any antidepressants currently, but have tried two or more within this episode.

TO TAKE PART YOU MUST:

Have Treatment Resistant Depression (TRD)

Be aged 18 to 75

TO TAKE PART YOU MUST NOT:

Have taken any psychedelic substances in the last 6 months

Plan to take any psychedelic substances (other than the study drug) during the study

Be addicted to drugs or alcohol

Have an important mental disorder (other than TRD)

THE STUDY INVOLVES:

1 night’s residence on our wards

11 outpatient visits

(4 of them can be video calls)

STUDY PAYMENT:

In return, you’ll receive a full medical

check-up and, if you complete the study,

a payment of £300 + reasonable travel expenses.

Contact Information


Phone Number 0800 783 87 92

E-mail Address recruit@hmrlondon.com


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North Kent Minds Service User Conference!

North Kent Mind are hosting a Service User Conference later this month!

We’ve got a jam-packed agenda consisting of workshops, talks, and the space to give feedback on our services!

10am – 4pm

 Friday 24th February 2023

St Anselm’s Church, 89 West Hill, Dartford DA1 2HJ

Lunch provided!

Interested in attending? There are 30 spaces available, so it is first come first served!

Drop an email to loishasivarajakulendran@northkentmind.co.uk to register your interest!

We can’t wait to hold the conference and see you there.

Have you ever heard of a breathing wand?

Over the half-term period our Children and Young Persons Service hosted some sessions, including a creative activity for our attendees!

They made some breathing wands as a useful tool for mindfulness.

The focus being to visibly breathe in and blow out onto their wand and to watch it below, to regulate their breaths.

Interested in creating a breathing wand? They can be easily put together using household items. Give it a go!

Things you’ll need:

  • A toilet paper towel roll
  • Anything you’d like to use to decorate
  • Thin ribbon, or anything that is light enough to be moved by breath

How to put together:

  1. Cut a small strip off the top of one toilet paper roll
  2. Stick it to the top of another, shaped like an arch
  3. Attach your ribbons to the arch
  4. Decorate!
  5. Then you can start to use

World Mental Health Day – October 10th!

Next Monday is World Mental Health Day.

1 in 4 of us will experience a mental health problem each year. But many of us don’t know where to reach out for support. Or how to share what we’re going through.

Sometimes, finding the words to say how we feel is tough. You can feel like you’re talking another language – one no one else understands. But we do.

If this speaks to you, speak to us.

Mindfulness and Men’s Group

Here at North Kent Mind, we have lots of different Wellbeing Groups including Men’s Group, which encourages openly speaking about mental health and combining that with different activities. As well as Mindfulness, which teaches techniques for looking after your mental wellbeing.

Check out the attached posters to find out all information on those groups, along with venues and timings.

For information on all of our Wellbeing Groups, please select “Wellbeing Services” on the “Services” drop-down on our menu.

Self-referrals can be made here on the website.