IFL Science: Psychedelics May Help Reduce Mental Health Impact Of COVID-19 Pandemic

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“Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy is certainly no quick fix,” write authors of an article in Frontiers in Psychiatry that evaluates the potential role of psychedelic-assisted therapy in the treatment of pandemic-related stress and trauma disorders. “However, the therapeutic use of psychedelics such as psilocybin and MDMA, carefully and thoughtfully integrated into existing evidence-based interventions denotes one of the most promising paths forward.”

Psychedelics May Help Reduce Mental Health Impact Of COVID-19 Pandemic
In addition to the threat to physical health COVID-19 poses, the psychological impact of the pandemic has worsened mental health worldwide. Coping with the
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