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Psychedelic-assisted therapy for treating anxiety, depression and existential distress in people with life-threatening diseases Key messages - In people with life-threatening diseases (e.g. cancer), we found that psychedelic-assisted therapy with “classical” psychedelics (i.e. psilocybin ('magic mushrooms'), LSD), may result in a reduction of anxiety and depression symptoms. - We also found that existential distress (such as feeling that life has no meaning) and quality of life may be improved by classical psychedelics, but the evidence is mixed and very uncertain. - Data regarding these...
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