Research Findings Promising as Scientists Study Placebo Effect in Psychedelic Treatment
Recent research assessed how patient expectations influenced the outcomes of psychedelic treatments in comparison to conventional treatments. This comes as the global impact of depression is being felt in different parts of the world and the need for alternative treatments increases. For a long time, selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs) have been prescribed to manage depression. While these drugs do perform better than placebos, they aren’t effective for all individuals. Psychedelic-assisted therapy has been heralded as a new approach to manage mental-health conditions such as depression, promising a range of benefits with only a few sessions. However, some questions on…
