A single dose of psilocybin, a compound found in 'magic mushrooms,' provides long-term relief of anxiety and depression in cancer patients, a new study finds.
A single dose of psilocybin, a compound found in"magic mushrooms," provides long-term relief of anxiety and depression in cancer patients, a new study finds.
In fact, cancer patients who were given psilocybin reported reductions in anxiety, depression, hopelessness, demoralization, and death anxiety more than four years after receiving the dose in combination with psychotherapy. "Our findings strongly suggest that psilocybin therapy is a promising means of improving the emotional, psychological, and spiritual well-being of patients with life-threatening cancer," said Dr.
"This trial provides some useful reassurance to ongoing clinical trials, particularly in treatment resistant depression," added Rucker, who was not involved in the study. Multiple studies to date have found benefits in using psilocybin to treat people with depression when combined with supportive therapy.
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