Frontiers in Psychiatry
December 17, 2021
John R. Kelly, Claire M. Gillan, Jack Prenderville et al.
66 citations
Accumulating clinical evidence shows that psychedelic therapy, by synergistically combining psychopharmacology and psychological support, offers a promising transdiagnostic treatment strategy for a range of disorders with restricted and/or maladaptive habitual patterns of emotion, cognition and behavior, notably, depression (MDD), treatment resistant depression (TRD) and addiction disorders,...
Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971 -)
June 15, 2021
Kate Corrigan, Maeve Haran, Conor Mccandliss et al.
79 citations
Abstract Introduction Despite the rapid advance of psychedelic science and possible translation of psychedelic therapy into the psychiatric clinic, very little is known about mental health service user attitudes. Objectives To explore mental health service user attitudes to psychedelics and psilocybin therapy. Methods A questionnaire capturing demographics, diagnoses, previous psychedelic and...
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine
August 19, 2020
John R. Kelly, Matthew Crockett, Laith Alexander et al.
16 citations
The medium- to long-term consequences of COVID-19 are not yet known, though an increase in mental health problems are predicted. Multidisciplinary strategies across socio-economic and psychological levels may be needed to mitigate the mental health burden of COVID-19. Preliminary evidence from the rapidly progressing field of psychedelic science shows that psilocybin therapy offers a promising...
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine
September 23, 2019
John R. Kelly, Annie Baker, Mona Babiker et al.
22 citations
The psychedelic research renaissance is gaining traction. Preliminary clinical studies of the hallucinogenic fungi, psilocybin, with psychological support, have indicated improvements in mood, anxiety and quality of life. A seminal, open-label study demonstrated marked reductions in depression symptoms in participants with treatment-resistant depression (TRD). The associated neurobiological...