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Psilocybin Therapy Improves Psychological Flexibility in Depression

Psilocybin Therapy Improves Psychological Flexibility in Depression

Psilocybin mushrooms

What they found

A first-of-its-kind trial found psilocybin therapy improves psychological flexibility, which plays a key role in its antidepressant effect.

A first-of-its-kind trial found psilocybin therapy improves psychological flexibility, which plays a key role in its antidepressant effect.

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

Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports

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Research roundup

Research roundup

As it ran in Shroom Scan

Flexible

Flexible

A first-of-its-kind trial found that psilocybin therapy positively impacts psychological flexibility — how one copes with changing circumstances — which plays a key role in using psilocybin to combat depression.

A first-of-its-kind trial found that psilocybin therapy positively impacts psychological flexibility — how one copes with changing circumstances — which plays a key role in using psilocybin to combat depression.

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