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Psilocybin: a psychedelic alternative to antidepressants?

In November 2022, the largest trial to date of the psychedelic drug, psilocybin, showed that - alongside psychological support - a single 25mg dose could improve the symptoms of treatment-resistant depression for up to 12 weeks. Previous studies have suggested an antidepressant mechanism for psilocybin therapy and have shown that psilocybin is at least as […]

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Journal: Pharmaceutical journal/The pharmaceutical journal
Date: 2021-12-31
Source: OpenAlex
DOI: 10.1211/pj.2022.1.169269
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psilocybin Depression Pharmacology Treatment-Resistant Depression Other Psilocybin Hallucinogen Medicine Psychiatry Psychology Pharmacology Psychedelics and Drug Studies Chemical synthesis and alkaloids

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