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Antianxiety and antidepressant effects from a single dose of psychedelic drug persist years later in cancer patients
January 28, 2020 by NewsBot
Following up on their landmark 2016 study, researchers found that a one-time, single-dose treatment of psilocybin, a compound found in psychedelic mushrooms, combined with psychotherapy appears to be associated with significant improvements in emotional and existential distress in cancer patients.