Do psychedelics really work to treat depression and PTSD? Here's what the evidence says
- Written by: Sam Moreton, Associate Lecturer, School of Psychology, University of Wollongong
ShutterstockAs of July 1, authorised psychiatrists have been allowed to prescribe MDMA (the chemical found in “ecstasy”) to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and psilocybin (found in “magic mushrooms”) to treat depression that hasn’t responded to other treatment.
Psychedelic therapies have researchers...
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