Taylor Beck

In a 2005 review, titled “Dissecting the suicide phenotype: The role of impulsive-aggressive behaviours,” Gustavo Turecki, an expert on suicide at McGill University, argues that impulsivity is a crucial aspect of suicide.Photograph by Andrew Toskin / Flickr Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . One May day five years ago, […]

The phone rang; a woman answered. Our awkward opening was brief. “This is my first time,” I said. “I’m not sure how this is supposed to go.” She said she’d be happy to listen. Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . I’d just pressed a button in an app on […]

Ketamine’s remarkable effect bolsters a new theory of mental illness.