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$1 million sought to trial hallucinogen plus psychotherapy
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$1 million sought to trial hallucinogen plus psychotherapy
Friday 30 September 2022, 02:32 PM

Otago University mental health nurse and psychotherapist Marie Crowe hopes magic mushrooms and psychotherapy could help people with treatment resistant depression [Image: Supplied]
I am really optimistic it might be a breakthrough treatment, because it works differently to anti-depressants, plus it’s integrated into psychotherapy
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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References
Carhart-Harris RL, Bolstridge M, Day CMJ et al. Psilocybin with psychological support for treatment-resistant depression: six-month follow-up. Psychopharmacology J 2018;235(2):399–408 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29119217/