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Characteristics
Randomized controlled trial
Peer reviewed
Population
Autistic adults with social anxiety
Topics
Psychedelic-assisted therapy
Keywords
Autism treatment
Mental health research
Social anxiety
Clinical trials
Citations
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Key findings
One trial found significant reduction in social anxiety with psychedelic therapy, while another found no significant difference between treatment and placebo groups.
Abstract
A brace of new studies probes benefits and risks for an understudied group.
Comparable studies
Other randomized controlled trials on
psychedelic-assisted therapy , most cited first.
Study
Year
Design
Participants
Psilocybin occasioned mystical-type experiences: immediate and persisting dose-related effects.
Healthy adults, mostly hallucinogen-naïve
2011
Randomized controlled trial
n = 18
Safety and Efficacy of Lysergic Acid Diethylamide-Assisted Psychotherapy for Anxiety Associated With Life-threatening Diseases
Patients with anxiety associated with life-threatening diseases
2014
Randomized controlled trial
n = 12
The safety and efficacy of {+/-}3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine-assisted psychotherapy in subjects with chronic, treatment-resistant posttraumatic stress disorder: the first randomized controlled pilot study.
Patients with chronic post-traumatic stress disorder refractory to both psychotherapy...
2010
Randomized controlled trial
n = 20
Percentage of Heavy Drinking Days Following Psilocybin-Assisted Psychotherapy vs Placebo in the Treatment of Adult Patients With Alcohol Use Disorder
Adults aged 25–65 with DSM-IV alcohol dependence and at least 4 heavy drinking days in...
2022
Randomized controlled trial
n = 95
3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)-assisted psychotherapy for post-traumatic stress disorder in military veterans, firefighters, and police officers: a randomised, double-blind, dose-response, phase 2 clinical trial.
Military veterans and first responders aged 18 or older with chronic PTSD lasting 6...
2018
Randomized, double-blind, dose-response, phase 2 clinical trial
n = 26
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