Psilocybin with psychological support improves emotional face recognition in treatment-resistant depression.

Jack StroudT P FreemanR LeechC HindochaW LawnD J NuttH V CurranR L Carhart-Harris

Published in: Psychopharmacology (2017)

Psilocybin with psychological support appears to improve processing of emotional faces in treatment-resistant depression, and this correlates with reduced anhedonia. Placebo-controlled studies are warranted to follow up these preliminary findings.

Keyphrases

sleep quality
depressive symptoms
placebo controlled
double blind
study protocol
randomized controlled trial
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physical activity
case control
phase ii
open label