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Psilocybin Plus Mindfulness Eased Burnout in Health Workers

Psilocybin Plus Mindfulness Eased Burnout in Health Workers

Psilocybin mushrooms

What they found

Health workers given psilocybin group therapy plus mindfulness had 46% remission vs 8% with mindfulness alone.

Health workers given psilocybin group therapy plus mindfulness had 46% remission vs 8% with mindfulness alone.

The number

46% vs. 8%

How solid is it?

Early human

Early human

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

At a glance

Latin name

Compound

psilocybin

psilocybin

Published in

PLOS Medicine

PLOS Medicine

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Section

PSILOCYBIN & LEGISLATION

PSILOCYBIN & LEGISLATION

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Easing Burnout

Easing Burnout

Frontline healthcare workers with COVID-19–related depression and burnout improved more with psilocybin-assisted group therapy plus mindfulness than with mindfulness alone. Two weeks post-treatment, psilocybin participants had greater symptom relief and higher remission rates (46% vs. 8%), with benefits still stronger at six months (54% vs. 17%). Side effects were mild and temporary.

Frontline healthcare workers with COVID-19–related depression and burnout improved more with psilocybin-assisted group therapy plus mindfulness than with mindfulness alone. Two weeks post-treatment, psilocybin participants had greater symptom relief and higher remission rates (46% vs. 8%), with benefits still stronger at six months (54% vs. 17%). Side effects were mild and temporary.

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