Single dose of psilocybin provides rapid relief from depression in double-blind study

MedicalXpress | ماي 15, 2026

A single dose of the psychedelic substance psilocybin can provide rapid relief from depressive symptoms—within just a few days. This is shown by the first randomized, double-blind study in Sweden of psilocybin for depression. The effect persisted for over three months, according to researchers at Karolinska Institutet.