Psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, might just revolutionize how depression and anxiety are treated in cancer patients. In a groundbreaking trial, a single dose combined with therapy significantly reduced emotional suffering, and these effects often lasted over two years. As follow-up studies expand the research to multiple doses and larger samples, scientists are eyeing a possible new standard of care that merges psychedelics with psychological support.
What were the numbers for people who just got therapy?
Yeah, that is the key question. Not to mention that the headline is giving 100% of the ‘credit’ to the psilocybin.
Smells fishy to me.
Meaning like a single therapy session? The answer is close to zero
No. The group that tripped once was getting regular therapy sessions both before and after. There should have been a control group getting the same amount of therapy, but the article makes no mention of their percentage rates.