Adverse effects of psychedelics: From anecdotes and misinformation to systematic science

AK Schlag, J Aday, I Salam… - Journal of …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Despite an increasing body of research highlighting their efficacy to treat a
broad range of medical conditions, psychedelic drugs remain a controversial issue among …

The therapeutic potential of psilocybin

H Lowe, N Toyang, B Steele, H Valentine, J Grant, A Ali… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The psychedelic effects of some plants and fungi have been known and deliberately
exploited by humans for thousands of years. Fungi, particularly mushrooms, are the principal …

Single-dose psilocybin-assisted therapy in major depressive disorder: a placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomised clinical trial

R von Rotz, EM Schindowski, J Jungwirth… - …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Psilocybin has been suggested as a novel, rapid-acting treatment for
depression. Two consecutive doses have been shown to markedly decrease symptom …

Direct comparison of the acute effects of lysergic acid diethylamide and psilocybin in a double-blind placebo-controlled study in healthy subjects

F Holze, L Ley, F Müller, AM Becker… - …, 2022 - nature.com
Growing interest has been seen in using lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and psilocybin in
psychiatric research and therapy. However, no modern studies have evaluated differences …

Classic psychedelics: An integrative review of epidemiology, therapeutics, mystical experience, and brain network function

MW Johnson, PS Hendricks, FS Barrett… - Pharmacology & …, 2019 - Elsevier
The purpose of this paper is to provide an integrative review and offer novel insights
regarding human research with classic psychedelics (classic hallucinogens), which are …

Psychedelics in psychiatry: neuroplastic, immunomodulatory, and neurotransmitter mechanisms

A Inserra, D De Gregorio, G Gobbi - Pharmacological Reviews, 2021 - ASPET
Mounting evidence suggests safety and efficacy of psychedelic compounds as potential
novel therapeutics in psychiatry. Ketamine has been approved by the Food and Drug …

Psychedelics

DE Nichols - Pharmacological reviews, 2016 - ASPET
Psychedelics (serotonergic hallucinogens) are powerful psychoactive substances that alter
perception and mood and affect numerous cognitive processes. They are generally …

Psilocybin-occasioned mystical-type experience in combination with meditation and other spiritual practices produces enduring positive changes in psychological …

RR Griffiths, MW Johnson… - Journal of …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Psilocybin can occasion mystical-type experiences with participant-attributed increases in
well-being. However, little research has examined enduring changes in traits. This study …

Predicting responses to psychedelics: a prospective study

ECHM Haijen, M Kaelen, L Roseman… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Responses to psychedelics are notoriously difficult to predict, yet significant work is currently
underway to assess their therapeutic potential and the level of interest in psychedelics …

Single-Dose Synthetic Psilocybin With Psychotherapy for Treatment-Resistant Bipolar Type II Major Depressive Episodes: A Nonrandomized Open-Label Trial

ST Aaronson, A van der Vaart, T Miller, J LaPratt… - JAMA …, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Bipolar II disorder (BDII) is a debilitating condition frequently associated with
difficult-to-treat depressive episodes. Psilocybin has evidence for rapid-acting …