Effect of Psychedelic (LSD and Psilocybin) Use in Treating Mental Disorders like Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
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2022-05
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Kahn, Zehra
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Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is a widespread problem throughout the United States with no shortage of treatments. Psilocybin, a serotonin agonist, is treatment for MDD that showed great potential but wasn’t explored much until recently. Psilocybin, when administered in micro doses along with therapy, showed great curative potential for MDD, ameliorating symptoms for long periods of time. Psilocybin has also shown to work quickly and was not addictive to the patients. This review looks at studies testing psilocybin as a treatment for MDD.
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Major depressive disorder, LSD, Psychedelics