Psychedelics Show Promise in Treating Depression

Ayahuasca and psilocybin have both showed promise in preliminary studies.

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By Liza Gross
May 1, 2017 7:59 PMApr 12, 2020 9:46 PM
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Depression is challenging to manage, especially since many antidepressants can take weeks to work and simply fail for nearly one-third of sufferers. New research presented in April at the Psychedelic Science 2017 conference in Oakland, California, suggests psychedelic drugs can help people battling depression and other psychiatric disorders that defy conventional therapies.

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