Can You Take the Trip Out of Psychedelics and Still Treat Depression?

Can you take the trip out of psychedelics and still treat depression?

As psychedelic medicine edges toward the mainstream, some are trying to make drugs that offer therapeutic benefits without the mind-altering experience. But the experience might be key to how psychedelics transform people's lives

Psilocybin therapy shows similar benefits for patients with and without recent antidepressant use

A new study published in The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry suggests that individuals with treatment-resistant depression may benefit equally from psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy whether or not they recently discontinued antidepressant medications. The study found no significant differences in depression, anxiety, or suicidality outcomes between participants who tapered off antidepressants before treatment and those who were not on antidepress…

Psilocybin-assisted therapy improves psycho-social-spiritual well-being in cancer patients

While psychedelics have been shown to improve psycho-spiritual well-being, the underlying elements of this change are not well-characterized. The NIH-…