Anya Borissova reviews a recent UK pilot study which suggests that MDMA-assisted psychotherapy is a feasible intervention to use in people with alcohol use disorder. Now we need randomised trials that can reliably measure safety and effectiveness.
[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...]MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD: moving towards post-traumatic growth?
Aster Daniel summarises a recent study exploring post-traumatic growth after MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder).
[read the full story...]Ayahuasca-induced increases in brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BNDF) associated with reduced depression
Pascal Immanuel Michael summarises a recent RCT, which looks at how a single dose of the psychedelic Ayahuasca may help people with severe depression who have not benefited from more traditional treatment.
[read the full story...]LSD: can psychedelics treat mental illness?
Anya Borissova summarises a recent systematic review which brings together all of the randomised controlled trials of LSD as a treatment for mental illnesses, including alcohol and heroin dependency, depression and anxiety.
[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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