Rediscovering Psilocybin as an Antidepressive Treatment Strategy

There has recently been a renewal of interest in psychedelic research on the use of psilocybin in psychiatric treatment and, in particular, for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD). Several state-of-the-art studies have provided new insight into the mechanisms of action of psilocybin and...

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Published in:	Pharmaceuticals
Main Authors:	Rene Zeiss, Maximilian Gahr, Heiko Graf
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Subjects:	psilocybin psilocin review depression antidepressant therapy
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8247/14/10/985

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