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Long-term follow-up of psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy for psychiatric and existential distress in patients with life-threatening cancer
Long-term follow-up of psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy for psychiatric and existential distress in patients with life-threatening cancer

Agin-Liebes, G.I., Malone, T., Yalch, M.M., Mennenga, S.E., Ponté, K.L., Guss, J., Bossis, A.P., Grigsby, J., Fischer, S., Ross, S. (2020) Journal of Psychopharmacology , 34(2) , 155-166

Abstract

Long-term follow-up (average 4.5 years) of psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy for cancer-related psychiatric distress showed sustained reductions in anxiety, depression, hopelessness, and demoralization, with approximately 60-80% of participants maintaining clinically significant improvements.

Keywords

psilocybincancerend-of-lifelong-term follow-upexistential distress
Clinical Research
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