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Filippo Besana

2 papers in the library · 2 citations · publishing 2023-2026

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Psilocybin and ayahuasca in treatment-resistant depression: clinical evidence, methodological constraints and ethical challenges: a narrative review

Frontiers in Psychiatry September 15, 2026 Serena Chiara Civardi, Filippo Besana, Federico Durbano et al.

Background Treatment-resistant depression (TRD) is a major clinical challenge, with many patients failing to respond to conventional antidepressants. Psychedelic compounds such as psilocybin and ayahuasca have recently gained attention as potential rapid-acting therapies. Beyond their neurobiological effects, methodological, ethical, and real-world applicability concerns are critical for...

Danilo Cargnello and his contribution to the development of phenomenological thought: an overview.

History of Psychiatry December 1, 2023 Filippo Besana 2 citations

Danilo Cargnello was one of the greatest authors of Italian phenomenological psychopathology. He wrote the first articles on the subject in 1947-8, a period in which phenomenological ideas began to spread in Italy. His main contribution was to introduce and disseminate Binswanger's ideas in Italy and to emphasise the anthropological character of Daseinsanalyse. His book analysing results of...