Psychedelic therapy: Fresh promise for mental health
Mental Health Weekly January 24, 2020 DOI: 10.1002/mhw.32207 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Review Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | LSD Psilocybin Psychedelic-assisted therapy |
| Keywords | Psychotherapist Mental health Depression economics Hallucinogen |
| Key findings | Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy is seeing a resurgence as a treatment approach for mental health disorders. |
Abstract
Psychedelic‐assisted psychotherapy is seeing a resurgence as a treatment approach for mental health disorders. It melds pharmacology and psychotherapy, using substances such as lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and psilocybin, under medical supervision, to treat conditions such as post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and extreme depression.