Hallucinogenic drug found in 'magic mushrooms' eases depression, anxiety in people with life-threatening cancer

The Johns Hopkins group reported that psilocybin decreased clinician- and patient-rated depressed mood, anxiety, and death anxiety. The compound increased quality of life, life meaning, and optimism. Six months after the final session of treatment:

• About 80% of participants continued to show clinically significant decreases in depressed mood and anxiety, with about 60% showing symptom remission into the normal range
• 83% reported increases in well-being or life satisfaction
• 67% of participants reported the experience as one of the top five meaningful experiences in their lives
• About 70% reported the experience as one of their top five spiritually significant lifetime events

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