Sarah Markham: Do psychedelic drugs have a place in psychiatric treatment?
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The last few years have witnessed a revival of interest in the clinical potential and utility of psychedelics in mental health.
The Mercurial Life of Drugs: Psychedelics as models, risk factors, and treatments for mental disorders by Johanna Pokorny
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A Workshop Report by the Neuroscience and Society Network …
Ayahuasca: Ritual psychedelic turns modern-day anti-depressant
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For any of the 300 million individuals worldwide suffering from depression, a fast-acting, effective treatment can mean the…
Can Psychedelics Make Us More Content?
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Recent research in psilocybin, LSD, and MDMA, which all affect our serotonin receptors, suggest these substances can help make…
Forscher entzaubern „Magic Mushrooms“
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Naturstoffforscher aus Jena haben herausgefunden, wie die "Magic Mushrooms" den Wirkstoff Psilocybin herstellen. Damit könnte…
Study: Psychedelic drug psilocybin helps depressed patients ‘re-connect’ to the world
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New research sheds light on how psilocybin could help people overcome depressive symptoms. The psychedelic drug appears to…
Neural changes after taking psychedelic drugs may reflect “heightened consciousness”
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Hallucinogens and Higher Consciousness
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The brains of people who have taken LSD, psilocybin or ketamine light up in ways that may explain these hallucinogens' effects.
Evidence for a higher state of consciousness? Sort of.
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Bicycle Day Celebration Blotter. By YttriumOx CC BY-SA 3.0 On April 19 1943, seventy-four years ago to the day, Albert Hoffman…
Hallucinogenics: Possible Clinical Uses of LSD and Psilocybin
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By: David Warmflash Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and psilocybin (found in “magic mushrooms”) are currently Schedule 1 drugs…
For Cancer Patients, Psilocybin Brings Much-needed Relief
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Two recent studies of psilocybin, the psychoactive compound in so-called magic mushrooms, contend that the chemical can act as…
Lincoln’s Misfortune
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“A tendency to melancholy, let it be observed, is a misfortune, not a fault.”- A.
Can “magic mushrooms” treat depression?
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Unconventional useCan “magic mushrooms” treat depression?“Magic mushrooms,” or more specifically the psychedelic compound…
Magic Mushrooms Shown To Ease Severe Depression In Groundbreaking Study
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For treatment-resistant depression, magic mushroom drug holds promise
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(credit: Alan Rockefeller) Psilocybin, the psychedelic compound in ‘magic’ mushrooms, may be an effective way to treat…
Scientists Gave Depressed Patients Psilocybin in a First for Psychedelic Therapy
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In a recent UK trial, 12 patients with major depression took a pill quite different to commonly prescribed antidepressants…
Magic mushrooms show promise for ‘untreatable depression’
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A new study published in the Lancet Psychiatry reports that "magic mushrooms" could help in otherwise "untreatable" cases of…
Why psychedelics could be a new class of antidepressant
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Certain psychedelics, including psilocybin, may be useful for treating depression. Could they be a game-changing breakthrough…
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome – An Inside Look
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While performing research for my next article, I found a paper in The Open Neurology Journal reporting the results of a…