Psychedelics, mystical experience, and therapeutic efficacy: A systematic review

K Ko, G Knight, JJ Rucker, AJ Cleare - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The mystical experience is a potential psychological mechanism to influence outcome in
psychedelic therapy. It includes features such as oceanic boundlessness, ego dissolution …

The promises and perils of psychedelic pharmacology for psychiatry

TD McClure-Begley, BL Roth - Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, 2022 - nature.com
Psychedelic drugs including psilocybin, N, N ʹ-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) and lysergic acid
diethylamide (LSD) are undergoing a renaissance as potentially useful drugs for various …

Percentage of heavy drinking days following psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy vs placebo in the treatment of adult patients with alcohol use disorder: a randomized …

MP Bogenschutz, S Ross, S Bhatt, T Baron… - JAMA …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Although classic psychedelic medications have shown promise in the treatment
of alcohol use disorder (AUD), the efficacy of psilocybin remains unknown. Objective To …

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 …

Trial of psilocybin versus escitalopram for depression

R Carhart-Harris, B Giribaldi, R Watts… - … England Journal of …, 2021 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Psilocybin may have antidepressant properties, but direct comparisons
between psilocybin and established treatments for depression are lacking. Methods In a …

New and emerging approaches to treat psychiatric disorders

KW Scangos, MW State, AH Miller, JT Baker… - Nature medicine, 2023 - nature.com
Psychiatric disorders are highly prevalent, often devastating diseases that negatively impact
the lives of millions of people worldwide. Although their etiological and diagnostic …

Towards an understanding of psychedelic-induced neuroplasticity

AE Calder, G Hasler - Neuropsychopharmacology, 2023 - nature.com
Classic psychedelics, such as LSD, psilocybin, and the DMT-containing beverage
ayahuasca, show some potential to treat depression, anxiety, and addiction. Importantly …

The subjective effects of psychedelics are necessary for their enduring therapeutic effects

DB Yaden, RR Griffiths - ACS Pharmacology & Translational …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Classic psychedelics produce altered states of consciousness that individuals often interpret
as meaningful experiences. Across a number of human studies, when the participant-rated …

Psychedelic drugs: neurobiology and potential for treatment of psychiatric disorders

FX Vollenweider, KH Preller - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2020 - nature.com
Renewed interest in the use of psychedelics in the treatment of psychiatric disorders
warrants a better understanding of the neurobiological mechanisms underlying the effects of …

[HTML][HTML] Lysergic acid diethylamide–assisted therapy in patients with anxiety with and without a life-threatening illness: A randomized, double-blind, placebo …

F Holze, P Gasser, F Müller, PC Dolder, ME Liechti - Biological Psychiatry, 2023 - Elsevier
Background This study aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of lysergic acid
diethylamide (LSD)–assisted therapy in patients who experienced anxiety with or without …