Psilocybin Helps Cancer Patients With Their Depression.
According To A Study, Psilocybin Helps Cancer Patients With Their Depression. Psilocybin-assisted therapy is useful in treating moderate-to-severe depression in patients with both curable and incurable cancer, according to the results of a recent clinical research. In the first, patients received the medication in small groups at the same time, followed by individual and group therapy. Depression is a common symptom among cancer patients; around 25% to 33% of them fulfil the criteria for symptoms that are clinically serious. Nevertheless, the effectiveness of first-line therapies such psychotherapy and antidepressants in reducing these symptoms has been somewhat demonstrated. Psychedelics have garnered a lot of attention lately as a potential treatment for mental illnesses, especially when other approaches have failed. One such medication that has shown promise in clinical trials is psilocybin, the hallucinogenic ingredient included in magic mushrooms. Psilocybin-assisted therapy for s...