Psilocybin has received increased attention as a potential therapeutic intervention, but it is unclear whether news media reporting reflects the strengths and limitations of the clinical trial evidence. To describe the annual counts of published clinical trials of therapeutic psilocybin and contemporaneous media articles and compare tone, efficacy, and safety messaging. This systematic review...
medRxivJune 1, 2026Erica J. Li, Basmah Mosharraf, Hiba Ali et al.
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Background: Psychedelics are emerging as potential management options for chronic musculoskeletal pain due to preliminary evidence of effectiveness and low addictive potential, but patients’ perceptions remain unknown. This study assessed patient perceptions regarding psilocybin for musculoskeletal pain. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey of adults (≥19) with musculoskeletal pain...