EClinicalMedicine
February 1, 2023
Robin von Rotz, Eva M Schindowski, Johannes Jungwirth et al.
8 citations
correction
We wish to provide a correction of the colour representation of Fig. 2 in order to harmonise the colours representing the Psilocybin and the Placebo condition with the corresponding figure caption and with the colour codes from all other figures across the manuscript. Fig. 2 now depicts the Psilocybin condition in blue and the Placebo condition in yellow. The error occurred as a result of an...
AIDASCO Reviews
January 17, 2023
Dragana Marković, Eleonora Čapelja
2 citations
Major depressive disorder (MDD), also known as clinical depression, is a serious mental disorder and ranks first among psychiatric disorders that dominate the global disease burden. Recently, it was found that psilocybin, active compound derived from psychotropic mushrooms, can relieve depression symptoms rapidly and sustained benefits for several months. Beside MDD, psilocybin can alleviate...
Med
January 13, 2023
Natalie Gukasyan
12 citations
Results from a recent Phase II trial of psilocybin-assisted therapy for treatment-resistant depression1 suggest modest efficacy but raise concerns about potential for serious adverse effects. The study highlights the need for rigorous assessment of blinding integrity, expectancy, and further study of factors that may contribute to risk in vulnerable populations.
Annals of Pharmacotherapy
January 12, 2023
C Michael White, Nissen Weisman, Joseph Dalo
18 citations
Objective: To assess the role of psychedelics in the treatment of anxiety or depression among patients with cancer. Data Sources: PubMed search from inception to March 11, 2022, using the terms anxiety, depression, psychedelics, psilocybin, lysergic acid, methylenedioxymethamphetamine, or ayahuasca. Study Selection and Data Extraction: Studies assessing patients with cancer receiving...
The Meducator
2023
Alam Mehrjerdi Zahra, Bhavana Soma
2 citations
Psilocybin is a naturally occurring compound present in numerous mushroom species characterised by its hallucinogenic and psychedelic effects. Although it has a negative reputation, psilocybin has demonstrated therapeutic potential for treating mental health disorders by allowing the brain to make new neural connections which help the neural pathways adapt and break out of certain cognitive...
Psychopharmacology
2023
Juliet Meccia, Joëlle Lopez, Rosemary C. Bagot
14 citations
Interest in the therapeutic potential of serotonergic psychedelic compounds including psilocybin has surged in recent years. While human clinical research suggests psilocybin holds promise as a rapid and long-lasting antidepressant, little is known about how its acute mechanisms of action mediate enduring alterations in cognition and behavior. Human neuroimaging studies point to both acute and...
Cell Reports Medicine
2023
J. John Mann
7 citations
Goodwin et al.1 report a single 25 mg dose of psilocybin has an antidepressant effect short-term in medication-resistant depression. Unanswered questions include drug blood level as a guide to dose, psychedelic effects relationship to antidepressant benefit, and potential suicide risk of psilocybin.
Progress in Brain Research
2023
Vasileia Kotoula, Jennifer W. Evans, Claire Punturieri et al.
17 citations
Imaging studies of treatment-resistant depression (TRD) have examined brain activity, structure, and metabolite concentrations to identify critical areas of investigation in TRD as well as potential targets for treatment interventions. This chapter provides an overview of the main findings of studies using three imaging modalities: structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), functional MRI...
Progress in Brain Research
2023
Mu-Hong Chen, Pei-Chi Tu, Tung-Ping Su
3 citations
Evidence has suggested that the modulation of N-methyl-d-aspartate receptors (NMDARs) and 5-hydroxytryptamine receptors (5-HTRs) via the psychedelic drugs, such as ketamine and psilocybin, rapidly alters the state of consciousness and the neuroplasticity. The United State Food and Drug Administration approved the indications of esketamine for treatment-resistant depression (TRD) in 2019 and...
Pharmaceuticals
December 31, 2022
Antonio Munafò, Davide Arillotta, Guido Mannaioni et al.
15 citations
Psilocybin has been suggested as a promising transdiagnostic treatment strategy for a wide range of psychiatric disorders. Recent findings showed that psychedelic-assisted/”psycholitic” psychotherapy should provide significant and sustained alleviation of depressive symptoms. However, to date, there have been several study limitations (e.g., small sample sizes, blinding, limited follow-up,...