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Psilocybin may bring greater long-term depression symptom relief than SSRIs

September 27, 2024

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A new clinical trial looks at how psilocybin compares to a commonly prescribed antidepressant. Image credit: The Washington Post/Getty Images.

About 5% of adults worldwide live with depression.
One commonly prescribed medication for treating depression is selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), which have quite a few potential side effects.
Researchers from Imperial College London in the United Kingdom say that psilocybin provides similar improvement of depression symptoms as an…

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