Manyofthementalhealthstrugglesthatweseeinourworldcomefrom a lossofconnection, a lossofconnectiontoourselves, toeachother, toourcommunities, totheearth.
As a psychiatristattheHuntsmanMentalHealthInstitute, I havebeenrunningclinicaltrialswithpsilocybin-assistedtherapy, workingspecificallywithtwogroups, patientsdealingwithsymptomsofdepressionassociatedwith a cancerdiagnosisandfrontlinehealthcareworkersexperiencingburnoutanddepressionrelatedtotheCOVID-19 pandemic.
Andinrecentyears, therehasbeen a renewedinterestinthestudyofthesecompoundsfortherapeuticpurposes.
そして近年、治療目的でこれらの化合物を研究することに再び関心が集まっている。
Usingpsilocybininthecontextof a clinicaltriallooksquitedifferentthanitdoesinothersettings, suchasrecreationaluse.
臨床試験におけるシロシビンの使用は、レクリエーションのような他の場面での使用とはまったく異なる。
Foronething, whileclassicpsychedelicsareremarkablysafefrom a medicalstandpointanddon't havethesamepotentialforabuseasothersubstances, theynonethelesscausepowerfulchangestoconsciousnessthatcanpresentrisk, inparticularforpeoplewith a riskofpsychosisormania.
Thefirstistheimportanceoftheexperienceitself, a reliablefindingacrossmultiplestudieswithpsilocybinisthatspecifickindsofchangestoconsciousness, oftenwith a singlesession, appeartobeimportantfortherapeuticchanges.
Patientsreport a senseofconnectionortheinterconnectednessofallthings, a senseofpreciousnessorsacrednesstotheexperience, and a deepsensethatthisrevealssomethingtrueorfundamentalaboutthenatureofreality.
Withadministrationofpsilocybin, thebraintemporarilyenters a stateofglobalincreaseinintegrationandinterconnectionacrossdifferentneuralnetworksthatarenormallycompartmentalized.
Thiswas a smallstudydesignedtolookatsafetyandfeasibility, butwefound a clearsignalthatthegroupformatmayamplifythesenseofconnectionthatweknowisimportantintreatingdepressivesymptoms.
TheHOPEtrialis a smallstepintheongoingdevelopmentofthisfieldtowardsunderstandinghowtoharnessandsustainthekindsofconnectednessthatpatientsexperienceandtowardsexpandingaccessforpeoplesufferingwithdifficult-to-treatconditions.
Manyofthementalhealthstrugglesthatweseeinourworldcomefrom a lossofconnection, a lossofconnectiontoourselves, toeachother, toourcommunities, totheearth.