Healing With Psilocybin: Clinical Evidence for Lasting Therapeutic Change
A synthesis of the clinical evidence for psilocybin-assisted therapy — covering randomized controlled trial outcomes, neuroplasticity mechanisms including dendritic spine growth, and what long-term follow-up data reveals about the durability of therapeutic change.
Source Research Papers
Citations in APA 7 format. All studies were sourced from peer-reviewed journals via Google Scholar. Unfamiliar terms? See the plain-language glossary →
Crowe, M., Manuel, J., Carlyle, D., & Lacey, C. (2023). Experiences of psilocybin treatment for clinical conditions: A qualitative meta-synthesis. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 32(4), 1025–1037. https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.13127
Pulling together many interview-based studies, patients describe psilocybin therapy as emotionally powerful and meaningful — with the bond with the therapist and the 'integration' work afterward mattering as much as the drug itself.
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