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Psilocybin Is Being Tested for Eating Disorders

Psilocybin Is Being Tested for Eating Disorders

Psilocybin mushrooms

What they found

Psilocybin is being tested in at least 6 registered clinical trials for anorexia, binge-eating and body dysmorphic disorder.

Psilocybin is being tested in at least 6 registered clinical trials for anorexia, binge-eating and body dysmorphic disorder.

The number

at least 6 registered clinical trials

How solid is it?

Review

Review

Narrative review

Narrative review

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

At a glance

Latin name

Psilocybe spp.

Psilocybe spp.

Compound

psilocybin

psilocybin

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PSILOCYBIN & LEGISLATION

PSILOCYBIN & LEGISLATION

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Eating Disorder Help

Eating Disorder Help

Psilocybin (Psilocybe spp.) is being tested in at least 6 registered clinical trials for anorexia nervosa, binge-eating disorder, and body dysmorphic disorder, with therapeutic doses typically 20–30 mg in a single session combined with psychotherapy. Across early trials and related psychiatric studies, one or two sessions at 25 mg have produced large, durable shifts in cognitive rigidity, fear learning, and self-concept that persist 3–6 months after dosing, the same core circuits that drive compulsive restriction, binge cycles, and body-image fixation.

Psilocybin (Psilocybe spp.) is being tested in at least 6 registered clinical trials for anorexia nervosa, binge-eating disorder, and body dysmorphic disorder, with therapeutic doses typically 20–30 mg in a single session combined with psychotherapy. Across early trials and related psychiatric studies, one or two sessions at 25 mg have produced large, durable shifts in cognitive rigidity, fear learning, and self-concept that persist 3–6 months after dosing, the same core circuits that drive compulsive restriction, binge cycles, and body-image fixation.

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