One dose of synthetic "magic mushrooms" may temporarily ease treatment-resistant depression, study says
Patients took the psychedelic drug in a supervised medical setting in a session that lasted six to eight hours.
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Patients took the psychedelic drug in a supervised medical setting in a session that lasted six to eight hours.
As psychedelic therapy trials get bigger and the drugs become more accessible, researchers need to start talking about their potential adverse effects.
The research has caveats, including side effects and a lack of durability in the benefits of a single dose.
Nearly third of patients on largest trial using psychedelic compound went into rapid remission
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