Exploring Psychotherapeutic Benefits of Psilocybin and Psychedelics In Controlled Medical Settings
Journal of Student Research November 30, 2024 Arman Fard, Amy N. Cohen
Psychedelics are emerging as an effective way to combat mental health disorders such as anxiety, depression, PTSD, and substance abuse. Psychedelics such as psilocybin can decrease overactivity in regions of the brain that are associated with anxiety and depression; for instance, psilocybin acts as an agonist on brain receptors to induce consciousness-altering neural responses. Compared to...