Eine Psychotherapie unter Verwendung von Psilocybin – der psychedelischen Verbindung, die in Zauberpilzen vorkommt – war bei Krebspatienten mit einer Verbesserung der Depressions- und Angstsymptome verbunden, ohne dass es Hinweise darauf gab, dass Psilocybin psychische Probleme wie Phobie, Paranoia oder Psychosen verursachte.

https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/psilocybin-could-help-with-a-wide-range-of-mental-health-problems-for-cancer-patients

4 Comments

  1. I’ve linked to the news release in the post above. In this comment, for those interested, here’s the link to the peer reviewed journal article:

    Psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy improves psychiatric symptoms across multiple dimensions in patients with cancer

    https://www.nature.com/articles/s44220-024-00331-0

    From the linked article:

    Psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy could help cancer patients reduce symptoms of a wide range of mental health problems they may face during their cancer battles, according to international researchers. The team combined the results of two randomised controlled trials of the therapy, which combines psychotherapy with the use of psilocybin – the psychedelic compound found in magic mushrooms. The two studies involved a total of 79 patients, and the researchers say previous analysis of the results showed psilocybin was associated with improvements in depression and anxiety symptoms. Looking further at the data for other mental health symptoms, the researchers say psilocybin was also associated with fewer sensitivity issues with other people, less hostility, obsession-compulsion and less mental-health-related physical issues. They said there was no evidence of the psilocybin causing any mental health problems such as phobia, paranoia or psychosis.

  2. MithandirsGhost on

    I’m beginning to question everything taught to me by the D.A.R.E. program.

  3. chillywanton on

    Shouldn’t be long before it is made legal for medically-supervised use, no?

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