The creation of these guidelines brought together leading pharmacists, psychologists, psychiatrists & medical ethics experts. This sets the tone for more research into psychedelic therapies & greater interdisciplinary collaboration between these key groups at other national & international levels.

3/ Findings based on both included trials suggest psilocybin may rapidly alleviate depressive and anxiety symptoms in cancer patients, however given the limited study numbers, caution and further research are advised. Read about the study here: lnkd.in/eSy-c5up
#psilocybintherapy #EUResearch

2/ Data from up to July 2024 included two randomized controlled trials, assessing Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) scores on day 1 and 2-week follow-up.

Additionally, here is an editorial discussing spirituality in palliative care: Spirituality in Palliative Care editorial: bmcpalliatcare.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Read more about the work Hanneke and her team are undertaking for PsyPal here: www.trouw.nl/religie-filo...
This text is available in Dutch and on a subscription basis. We are keen to provide more insight into spiritual care within PsyPal on our website shortly!

Stay tuned for further updates on outcomes and recommendations as these ideas take root and grow. A special thank you to all participants for your insight, collaboration, and dedication. More info available on our LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/psyp...
#PalliativeCare #PsychedelicTherapy

Alongside PsyPal partner Albino Oliveira-Maia, PsyPal PI Robert Schoevers presented the current landscape of psychedelic treatments in psychiatry and emphasised the knowledge that will emerge from the PsyPal trial, which will begin recruiting shortly.

hi @josh-hardman.bsky.social please consider adding PsyPal- we're an EU-funded study investigating the use of psilocybin therapy for individuals with palliative care needs!

Session 1 is taking place Friday February 7 at 13-14:30 CET!

A recent systematic review looked at the neurobiological mechanisms of psilocybin's antidepressant properties using blood biomarkers! This review is highly informative for the PsyPal project and is notably co-authored by some of our project members.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...