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Psilocybin Therapy Shifts Personality and Cuts Drinking

Psilocybin Therapy Shifts Personality and Cuts Drinking

Psilocybin mushrooms

What they found

In 84 people with alcohol use disorder, psilocybin therapy reduced neuroticism and impulsiveness, linked to less drinking.

In 84 people with alcohol use disorder, psilocybin therapy reduced neuroticism and impulsiveness, linked to less drinking.

The number

84 participants

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

Sample size

84 participants with alcohol use disorder

84 participants with alcohol use disorder

Published in

American Journal of Psychiatry

American Journal of Psychiatry

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PSILOCYBIN & LEGISLATION

PSILOCYBIN & LEGISLATION

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Changing the Default

Changing the Default

Psilocybin-assisted therapy reduced neuroticism and impulsiveness while increasing openness and extraversion in a study of 84 participants with alcohol use disorder, and these changes correlated with reduced alcohol consumption.

Psilocybin-assisted therapy reduced neuroticism and impulsiveness while increasing openness and extraversion in a study of 84 participants with alcohol use disorder, and these changes correlated with reduced alcohol consumption.

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