{"id":22686,"date":"2021-04-22T12:37:27","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T16:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wellnessevidence\/halotherapy-copy\/"},"modified":"2025-07-18T11:20:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T15:20:03","slug":"psilocybin","status":"publish","type":"modality","link":"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wellnessevidence\/psilocybin\/","title":{"rendered":"Psilocybin"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Definition of <strong>Psilocybin<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-columns ab-layout-columns-2 ab-2-col-wideright\">\n<div class=\"ab-layout-column-wrap ab-block-layout-column-gap-2 ab-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-column ab-block-layout-column\">\n<div class=\"ab-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22690 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Psilocybin2-edited-300x180.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Psilocybin2-edited-300x180.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Psilocybin2-edited-1024x613.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Psilocybin2-edited-768x460.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Psilocybin2-edited-600x359.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Psilocybin2-edited.jpeg 1088w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-column ab-block-layout-column\">\n<div class=\"ab-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<p><strong>Psilocybin:<\/strong> a naturally occurring psychedelic compound produced by more than 200 species of mushrooms. It\u2019s quickly converted in the body to psilocin, whose effects include euphoria, changes in perception and sense of time, hallucinations, and profound spiritual experiences&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wellnessevidence\/psilocybin\/psilocybin-spotlight\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Explore Psilocybin research in the following databases:\u00a0<br \/><\/strong><strong><a class=\"sqs-block-button-element\" style=\"padding: 1em 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?term=psilocybin\">PubMed<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong> <strong><a class=\"sqs-block-button-element\" style=\"padding: 1em 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tripdatabase.com\/Searchresult?criteria=psilocybin&amp;search_type=standard\">Trip<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">AI Search:<\/span><\/b> Access Semantic Scholar\u2019s results on psilocybin.<br \/><strong><a class=\"sqs-block-button-element\" style=\"padding: 1em 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.semanticscholar.org\/search?q=Psilocybin&amp;sort=relevance\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Semantic Scholar<\/span><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about our<span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">\u00a0<\/span>3 research databases and AI search platform\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wellnessevidence\/research-databases\/\">HERE<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n<h3>Research Spotlight<\/h3>\n<p>The databases often return hundreds of medical studies for a single wellness approach. This section summarizes a sampling of five studies \u2013 providing just a taste of the available research.\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><b>Psilocybin Causes \u201cMassive Changes\u201d in the Network of Neurons in the Brain<br \/><\/b>A small 2024 study from Washington University School of Medicine revealed huge changes in the brain-network patterns of study participants that took a large dose of psilocybin. The effects were so strong that\u00a0Shan Siddiqi, psychiatric neuroscientist at Harvard School of Medicine, explained that their neural patterns \u201cresembled those of a different person entirely.\u201d\u00a0Seven adults were given either a single dose of psilocybin or a placebo (a generic version of the stimulant Ritalin), and all underwent 18 MRI brain scans\u2013before, during and after the dosing. The scans revealed that psilocybin has an unexpected effect across the whole brain and its communication pathways,\u00a0resetting entire networks of brain neurons responsible for controlling a person\u2019s sense of time and self. Certain changes lasted for weeks.<b>\u00a0<\/b>The findings could offer insights into why psilocybin might have a therapeutic effect against some neurological conditions.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41586-024-07624-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\">Access this study<\/a>\u00a0on psilocybin.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>One Dose of Psilocybin Showed Lasting Effects on Major Depression <\/strong>\n<p>A Phase 2 randomized clinical trial published in\u00a0<i>JAMA\u00a0<\/i>(2023) found that a single dose of psilocybin (accompanied by psychotherapy) resulted in a rapid, robust and sustained reduction in depressive symptoms for people with major depressive disorder. Earlier studies have suggested that psilocybin may be a promising treatment for depression for people for whom antidepressants and therapy haven\u2019t proven effective, but those studies focused on short-term results, while this one looked at its efficacy up to six weeks.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jama\/fullarticle\/2808950?guestAccessKey=7ff7bcd4-634a-4faa-ae0f-3ed11e9ef407&amp;utm_source=For_The_Media&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=ftm_links&amp;utm_content=tfl&amp;utm_term=083123\">Access this study<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Psilocybin Therapy Dramatically Reduced Heavy Drinking <\/strong><br \/>A small but eye-opening 2022 study in JAMA Psychiatry found that just two doses of psilocybin (along with talk therapy) led to an 83% decline in heavy drinking among participants (who all had alcohol use disorder). Those given a placebo plus talk therapy reduced their alcohol intake by 51%. By the end of the eight-month trial, nearly half of those who received psilocybin had stopped drinking completely, compared with about a quarter of those given the placebo plus talk therapy.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jamapsychiatry\/fullarticle\/2795625?guestAccessKey=ab1fc0a8-8930-47b3-9d4b-831ee984c884&amp;utm_source=For_The_Media&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=ftm_links&amp;utm_content=tfl&amp;utm_term=082422\">Access this study<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Psilocybin Therapy Spurs Rapid, Sustained Improvement in Depression<\/strong><br \/>Psychedelics have shown promise in treating diverse mental health disorders, but exactly how they rewire the mind remains a mystery. A small 2022 study from Imperial College in London provides some answers. Patients with severe depression were given either psilocybin or a popular antidepressant (escitalopram). The researchers used functional magnetic resonance imaging to measure brain activity pre-dose and three weeks after. The results were enlightening: The antidepressant group reported mild improvement in depressive symptoms but the scans showed the stubborn signs of depression remained: neural activity was constrained within certain brain regions, reflecting rigid thought patterns. Those given psilocybin, on the other hand, reported rapid, sustained improvement in their depression, and scans showed neural activity across large regions of the brain that persisted for the three weeks\u2014suggesting that psilocybin \u201cliberates\u201d the brain.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41591-022-01769-4\">Access this study<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Largest-Ever Study Finds Psilocybin Is Highly Effective Against Serious Depression<\/strong><br \/><span class=\"TextRun SCXW1747998 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW1747998 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">The largest randomized, controlled, double-blind trial of psilocybin ever<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW1747998 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0(<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW1747998 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">from Compass Pathways<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW1747998 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">)<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW1747998 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0found that<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW1747998 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0a single higher dose led to a rapid and long-lasting decrease in depression symptoms<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW1747998 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">; p<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW1747998 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">atients given the highest dose (25 mg) had a significant decline in depression compared to those receiving a\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW1747998 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">microdose<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW1747998 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0of 1 mg.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW1747998 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">29% of patients in the highest-dose group wer<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW1747998 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">e free f<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW1747998 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">rom depression\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW1747998 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">three weeks after treatment<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW1747998 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0(<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW1747998 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">compared to 7.6% in the control group<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW1747998 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">)<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW1747998 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">, and more than a quarter of the<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW1747998 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0high-dose\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW1747998 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">patients were still\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW1747998 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">in remission t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW1747998 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">hree months<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW1747998 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0later<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW1747998 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW1747998 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW1747998 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">These are i<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW1747998 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">mportant findings, as 100 million people worldwide suffer from treatment-resistant depression.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW1747998 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:30,&quot;335559739&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/2021\/11\/09\/largest-psilocybin-trial-finds-psychedelic-effective-treating-serious-depression\/\">Access this study<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Psilocybin Restores Brain Connections Damaged by Stress and Depression<\/strong><br \/>A 2021 study from Yale University (on mice) showed that a single dose of psilocybin created an immediate and long-lasting increase in the connection among neurons that are damaged by depression and chronic stress. The researchers noted it was a \u201creal surprise to see such enduring changes from just one dose of psilocybin\u2026these new connections may be the structural changes the brain uses to store new experiences.\u201d<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cell.com\/neuron\/fulltext\/S0896-6273(21)00423-2?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0896627321004232%3Fshowall%3Dtrue\">Access this study<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Psilocybin Therapy Appears as Effective as Leading Antidepressant for Depression<br \/><\/strong>A 2021 randomized controlled trial in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nejm.org\/doi\/full\/10.1056\/NEJMoa2032994\">New England Journal of Medicine<\/a>\u00a0found that two sessions (three weeks apart) of 25 mg of psilocybin had at least as significant an impact on depressive symptoms as taking one of the most common SSRIs(escitalopram\/Lexapro) daily for six weeks. The psilocybin group also reported fewer side effects and other positive emotional impacts. It\u2019s the first study testing psilocybin head-to-head against a top antidepressant. \u00a0<strong><br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nejm.org\/doi\/full\/10.1056\/NEJMoa2032994\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Access this study<\/a><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Single Dose of Psilocybin Reduced Depression and Anxiety for 5 Years<\/strong><br \/>In 2016, a randomized trial from NYU\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/311237912_Rapid_and_sustained_symptom_reduction_following_psilocybin_treatment_for_anxiety_and_depression_in_patients_with_life-threatening_cancer_A_randomized_controlled_trial\">found<\/a>\u00a0that a single dose of psilocybin delivered rapid improvements in anxiety and depression in patients with life-threatening cancer when combined with psychotherapy. A follow-up study (2020) found that 71\u2013100% of participants reported that the improvement in depression and anxiety had lasted five years\u2014with participants \u201crating it among the most personally meaningful experiences of their lives.\u201d<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC5367557\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Access this study<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wellnessevidence\/psilocybin\/psilocybin-spotlight\/\"><strong>Read more study snapshots<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n<h3>Studies-in-Progress\/Clinical Trials Underway<\/h3>\n<p>A clinical trial is any research study that assigns people to health-related interventions to evaluate the outcomes. \u201cInterventions\u201d include drugs, surgical procedures, devices, behavioral treatments, preventive care, etc.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0 !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/clinicaltrials.gov\/ct2\/results?recrs=&amp;cond=&amp;term=psilocybin&amp;cntry=&amp;state=&amp;city=&amp;dist=\">ClinicalTrials.gov<\/a>: explore trials underway in the U.S.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0 !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trialsearch.who.int\/Default.aspx\">World Health Organization<\/a>: explore trials happening across the globe. When you reach WHO\u2019s search page, please type in \u201cpsilocybin.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Access all studies currently available for Psilocybin in these databases:<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a class=\"sqs-block-button-element\" style=\"padding: 1em 1.5em;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?term=psilocybin\">PubMed<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<strong><a class=\"sqs-block-button-element\" style=\"padding: 1em 1.5em;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tripdatabase.com\/search?criteria=psilocybin\">Trip<\/a> \u00a0<a class=\"sqs-block-button-element\" style=\"padding: 1em 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.semanticscholar.org\/search?q=Psilocybin&amp;sort=relevance\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Semantic Scholar<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:post-content --><\/p>\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Definition of Psilocybin Research Spotlight The databases often return hundreds of medical studies for a single wellness approach. 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