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Alexandra Babakanian

2 papers in the library · 152 citations · publishing 2023-2024

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Psilocybin Therapy for Females With Anorexia Nervosa: A Phase 1, Open-Label Feasibility Study

FOCUS The Journal of Lifelong Learning in Psychiatry July 1, 2024 Samantha Shao, Tessa Gruen, Alexandra Babakanian et al. 2 citations

Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a deadly illness with no proven treatments to reverse core symptoms and no medications approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. Novel treatments are urgently needed to improve clinical outcomes. In this open-label feasibility study, 10 adult female participants (mean body mass index 19.7 kg m-2; s.d. 3.7) who met Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental...

Psilocybin therapy for females with anorexia nervosa: a phase 1, open-label feasibility study

Nature Medicine July 24, 2023 Samantha Shao, Tessa Gruen, Alexandra Babakanian et al. 150 citations

Abstract Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a deadly illness with no proven treatments to reverse core symptoms and no medications approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. Novel treatments are urgently needed to improve clinical outcomes. In this open-label feasibility study, 10 adult female participants (mean body mass index 19.7 kg m − 2 ; s.d. 3.7) who met Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of...