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Psilocybin may be as effective as common antidepressant in treating depression

Depression is a widespread mental illness, impacting about 280 millionTrusted Source people worldwide. Researchers are interested in expanding treatment options and finding the most effective medications. Using psychedelics to treat depression is one area of ongoing research.

A review and meta-analysis published in the BMJTrusted Source compared the effectiveness of psychedelics to escitalopram.

The results of the review indicate that high doses of psilocybin were minimally more effective than escitalopram in relieving depressive symptoms and slightly more effective than the placebo results in escitalopram trials.

The results suggest that psilocybin may be comparable to current antidepressant treatment. ….more

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