$1 million sought to trial hallucinogen plus psychotherapy

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$1 million sought to trial hallucinogen plus psychotherapy

Natasha
Jojoa Burling
Marie Crowe
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
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/