Luminous: Your Brain on Shrooms
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The Effects of Psychedelics on Depression
A single dose of psilocybin is the most powerful beneficial effect in resistant depression of any treatment that's ever been given, certainly a single dose. The impact that these drugs can have, particularly on people who failed on more conventional treatments. I think for some people, they do get to understand why they're depressed. One of the things we're beginning to get clearer is that a lot of depressive thinking is about trying to stop you dealing with the event. It's kind of filling your mind so you don't have to confront the problem.
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