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These two studies are some of the first large controlled studies measuring the effects of psychedelic therapy on depression and anxiety in cancer patients. [66] Across clinician-ratings and self-ratings, the psychedelic treatment produced statistically significant lowered anxiety and depression, with sustenance for at least 6 months.
A meta-analysis of 43 research studies looking at psychedelics for use in mental health treatment found that 59% of the studies reported that at least one participant with a mild adverse effect of taking psychedelics; however, none of these situations required medical interventions. [27]
Psilocybin therapy is the use of psilocybin (the psychoactive ingredient in psilocybin mushrooms) in treating a range of mental health conditions, such as depression, anxiety, addictions, [1] obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), and psychosis. [2] It is one of several forms of psychedelic therapy under study.
Psychedelic therapy (or psychedelic-assisted therapy) refers to the proposed use of psychedelic drugs, such as psilocybin, MDMA, [note 2] LSD, and ayahuasca, to treat mental disorders. [ 58 ] [ 59 ] As of 2021, psychedelic drugs are controlled substances in most countries and psychedelic therapy is not legally available outside clinical trials ...
Psilocybin is the psychedelic component of magic mushrooms and a synthetic version of it coupled with intensive therapy is in clinical trials at Ohio State, said Dr. Alan Davis, an associate ...
Her resulting depression and anxiety were analogous to psychiatric symptoms, similar to those expressed by patients in the Spring Grove Clinic. After noticing the apparent effectiveness of LSD therapy on alcoholics, Gloria requested that an LSD treatment session be administered on herself.
Australia is now the first country to allow psychiatrists to prescribe certain psychedelic substances to patients with depression or post-traumatic stress disorder. Beginning Saturday, Australian ...
Dimethyltryptamine is a powerful hallucinogenic found in several plants and is the psychoactive compound found in ayahuasca.