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Researchers Propose Psilocybin for Psychiatric Euthanasia Requests

Researchers Propose Psilocybin for Psychiatric Euthanasia Requests

Psilocybin mushrooms

What they found

Researchers suggest psilocybin therapy for psychiatric patients considering euthanasia in the Netherlands, where only 11% of requests are approved.

Researchers suggest psilocybin therapy for psychiatric patients considering euthanasia in the Netherlands, where only 11% of requests are approved.

The number

only 11% of requests

How solid is it?

Review

Review

Narrative review

Narrative review

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At a glance

Latin name

Compound

psilocybin

psilocybin

Published in

American Journal of Psychiatry

American Journal of Psychiatry

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Section

PSILOCYBIN & LEGISLATION

PSILOCYBIN & LEGISLATION

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Perception Shift

Perception Shift

Researchers suggest psilocybin therapy for psychiatric patients considering euthanasia, as only 11% of requests in the Netherlands are approved. Psilocybin’s ability to shift perception and ease distress—seen in studies on depression and end-of-life anxiety—could offer an alternative. Even if symptoms remain, a single dose might reframe suffering and change perspectives.

Researchers suggest psilocybin therapy for psychiatric patients considering euthanasia, as only 11% of requests in the Netherlands are approved. Psilocybin’s ability to shift perception and ease distress—seen in studies on depression and end-of-life anxiety—could offer an alternative. Even if symptoms remain, a single dose might reframe suffering and change perspectives.

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