Are “mystical experiences” essential for antidepressant actions of ketamine and the classic psychedelics?

K Hashimoto - European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical …, 2024 - Springer
The growing interest in the rapid and sustained antidepressant effects of the dissociative
anesthetic ketamine and classic psychedelics, such as psilocybin, is remarkable. However …

Depression clinical trials worldwide: a systematic analysis of the ICTRP and comparison with ClinicalTrials. gov

ED Namiot, D Smirnovová, AV Sokolov… - Translational …, 2024 - nature.com
Major depressive disorder (MDD), commonly known as depression, affects over 300 million
people worldwide as of 2018 and presents a wide range of clinical symptoms. The …

[HTML][HTML] Psilocybin for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease

S Zheng, R Ma, Y Yang, G Li - Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) stands as a formidable neurodegenerative ailment and a
prominent contributor to dementia. The scarcity of available therapies for AD accentuates the …

Drug Selection and Posology, Optimal Therapies and Risk/Benefit Assessment in Medicine: The Paradigm of Iron-Chelating Drugs

GJ Kontoghiorghes - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
The design of clinical protocols and the selection of drugs with appropriate posology are
critical parameters for therapeutic outcomes. Optimal therapeutic protocols could ideally be …

Psilocybin for major depressive disorder: a systematic review of randomized controlled studies

LJ Li, Y Mo, ZM Shi, XB Huang, YP Ning… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Objectives The purpose of this systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) was
to evaluate the effectiveness, safety, and tolerability of psilocybin in adult patients with major …

Acute adverse effects of therapeutic doses of psilocybin: A systematic review and meta-analysis

A Yerubandi, JE Thomas, NMMA Bhuiya… - JAMA Network …, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Psilocybin has been studied in the treatment of depression and anxiety
disorders. Clinical studies have mainly focused on efficacy, with systematic reviews showing …

Naturalistic psychedelic therapy: The role of relaxation and subjective drug effects in antidepressant response

AE Calder, B Rausch, ME Liechti… - Journal of …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Psychedelic-assisted therapy (PAT) is permitted in Switzerland under its limited
medical use program. Data from patients in this program represent a unique opportunity to …

Reconsidering evidence for psychedelic-induced psychosis: an overview of reviews, a systematic review, and meta-analysis of human studies

M Sabé, A Sulstarova, A Glangetas, M De Pieri… - Molecular …, 2024 - nature.com
Background Persons with schizophrenia are excluded from psychedelic-assisted therapy
due to concerns about the risk of triggering or worsening psychosis. However, there is …

Single-dose psilocybin for US military Veterans with severe treatment-resistant depression–A first-in-kind open-label pilot study

S Ellis, C Bostian, W Feng, E Fischer… - Journal of Affective …, 2025 - Elsevier
Background The enduring and severe depression often suffered by Veterans causes
immense suffering and is associated with high rates of suicide and disability. This is the first …

Psychedelics for treatment resistant depression: are they game changers?

M Kalfas, RH Taylor, D Tsapekos… - Expert opinion on …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction A new era of treatment for adults with treatment-resistant depression (TRD),
which involves psychedelic substances, is dawning. Emerging evidence indicates that …