Single-Dose Psilocybin for Major Depressive Disorder: Randomized Clinical Trial

Re:Single-Dose Psilocybin for Major Depressive Disorder: Ran... by ec109685 on Saturday December 09, 2023 @05:24PM (#38586727)

Interesting that so many people in study have taken psychedelics. I wonder how that compares to general population?

“ Mean (SD) participant age was 40.4 (10.9) years in the psilocybin group and 41.8 (11.7) years in the niacin group; half were men and the majority (89%) were White. Ten participants (19.6%) in the psilocybin group and 13 (24.5%) in the niacin group reported previous lifetime use of a psychedelic”

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Re:Single-Dose Psilocybin for Major Depressive Disorder: Ran... by dkjaudyeqooe on Saturday December 09, 2023 @07:44PM (#38587829)

People suffering from mental illness tend to self-medicate with drugs at a much higher rate than those without.

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Re:Single-Dose Psilocybin for Major Depressive Disorder: Ran... by cubefox on Saturday December 09, 2023 @05:47PM (#38586937)

I think US Americans generally take a lot of drugs.

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Re:Single-Dose Psilocybin for Major Depressive Disorder: Ran... by zmgsabst on Saturday December 09, 2023 @06:43PM (#38587415)

Half of US adults have tried cannabis.

https://news.gallup.com/poll/509399/fully-half-americans-tri...

This poll suggests one in four have tried some psychedelic, at least once.

https://today.yougov.com/society/articles/43267-one-in-four-...

So, about right. Maybe slightly low.

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Re:Single-Dose Psilocybin for Major Depressive Disorder: Ran... by ec109685 on Saturday December 09, 2023 @08:25PM (#38588103)

Thanks. Didn’t realize ecstasy was in there.

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Re:Single-Dose Psilocybin for Major Depressive Disorder: Ran... by eek2121 on Saturday December 09, 2023 @07:26PM (#38587681)

I could not get the links to load.

"Americans"? Are Canadians included? (They are part of "America" being half of the North American continent and weed is legal there) Including Canada probably skews the results. Also a breakdown by age/region would be interesting.

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Re:Single-Dose Psilocybin for Major Depressive Disorder: Ran... by zmgsabst on Saturday December 09, 2023 @08:07PM (#38587988)

Both say they’re discussing US adults, in particular.

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Re:Single-Dose Psilocybin for Major Depressive Disorder: Ran... by tayo42 on Saturday December 09, 2023 @07:32PM (#38587728)

By population Canada is 1/10 the size of the US. And when does American not refer to people from the USA? Do people outside the US ever really identify them selves as Americans?

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Re:Single-Dose Psilocybin for Major Depressive Disorder: Ran... by ramranch on Saturday December 09, 2023 @07:41PM (#38587806)

Many Spanish speakers do use 'Americano' to refer to the Americas as a whole.

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Re:Single-Dose Psilocybin for Major Depressive Disorder: Ran... by timbit42 on Sunday December 10, 2023 @03:23PM (#38594669)

Not 1/10th. 1/8.3th.

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