Psilocybin offers fast-acting alternative to traditional antidepressants

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260515/Psilocybin-offers-fast-acting-alternative-to-traditional-antidepressants.aspx A single dose of the psychedelic substance psilocybin can provide rapid relief from depressive symptoms – within just a few days. This is shown by the first randomized, double-blind study in Sweden of psilocybin for depression. The effect persisted for over three months, according to researchers at Karolinska Institutet.