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Psychedelic therapy: Will it be a game changer for mental health treatment? with Albert Garcia-Romeu, PhD

Speaking of Psychology

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Is Psilocybin a Good Antidepressant?

Psilocybin is being studied as an antidepressant treatment in people with major depression. People who got a single high dose of psilocybin were showing improvements in their depression on average, it lasted out to three weeks after the drug. The idea that you could take one or a few doses of this drug and see these long lasting benefits is in many ways revolutionary for the feel.

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