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Psilocybin Showed Fast Antidepressant Effects in a Small Trial, but Blinding Remains a Major Problem
Key Takeaways
- A randomized trial found that psilocybin reduced depression symptoms within days and outperformed placebo over the short term.
- More than half of the psilocybin group no longer met depression criteria after six weeks, versus one person in the placebo group.
- Most participants correctly guessed which treatment they received, highlighting a major methodological issue in psychedelic research.
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DT Editorial Team··via medicalxpress.com