Kirsten Lawson summarises a new ‘state of the art review’ in the BMJ which focuses on novel and emerging pharmacotherapy and neuromodulation for people with ‘treatment resistant depression’.
[read the full story...]Psilocybin for ‘treatment-resistant depression’: an island of hope in an ocean of uncertainty?
In this blog, UCL MSc students consider an RCT published in the New England Journal of Medicine, which suggests that psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy may help reduce depression in people with severe and enduring illness, but side effects are common and more research is needed to look into longer term effects.
[read the full story...]Psychedelics-assisted psychotherapy for alcohol use disorder: room for more evidence
In her debut blog, Heidi Stevens reviews a recent US randomised controlled trial on psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy for adults with alcohol use disorder, which leaves us with more questions than answers.
[read the full story...]How could MDMA-assisted and psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy help people with depression and PTSD?
Anya Borissova and Philip Brooks consider a recent review exploring MDMA-assisted psychotherapy and psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy for trauma-related mental health difficulties.
[read the full story...]Turn on, or tune out? Is psilocybin assisted therapy close to becoming a first-line treatment for depression?
James Rucker and Sameer Jauhar summarise a recent RCT on the effectiveness of psilocybin assisted therapy versus escitalopram assisted therapy for major depressive disorder.
[read the full story...]Can psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy relieve existential crises in cancer patients?
Pascal Immanuel Michael reviews a randomised controlled trial examining long-term outcomes of psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy for existential distress in patients with cancer.
[read the full story...]Psilocybin for treatment-resistant depression: what are the effects on brain activity?
Anya Borissova summarises the therapeutic mechanisms of psilocybin in treatment-resistant depression and changes noticed in the amygdala and prefrontal cortex during emotional processing.
[read the full story...]How can psychedelics treat mental illness? #PsilocybinMedicine
Catherine Bird writes her debut elf blog on a recent opinion review by Robin Carhart-Harris entitled: How do psychedelics work?
[read the full story...]Magic mushrooms promising for treatment resistant depression
Our #EvidenceLive team of bloggers report on a recent feasibility study of psilocybin for the treatment of refractory depression.
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