Studies Show for Depression, LSD Can Do in Hours What Antidepressants Can Take Months to Do
Annabelle Bamforth
TheFreeThoughtProject.com
3/5/2017
The recognition of psychedelics as medicine continues to grow stronger than ever before, and a new groundbreaking documentary has recently been released that illustrates how these substances can act as a powerful tool to address overwhelming anxiety, depression and other debilitating effects that are common in individuals facing terminal illness.
“A New Understanding: The Science of Psilocybin” is a documentary that takes an extensive look specifically at psilocybin and how it shows promise in treating anxiety and depression terminally ill individuals. “My ambition is that the research documented in this film may in some manner help alleviate human suffering,” producer Robert J. Barnhart noted in a statement found on the documentary’s website.
The documentary is based on FDA-approved research studies from The Heffter Research Institute at UCLA, New York University, and John’s Hopkins University. What’s particularly remarkable about this documentary is the indication that psilocybin is not only effective but produces results more quickly than more conventional antidepressants. This distinction is especially valuable for people with limited life expectancy, as one terminally ill patient remarked in the documentary that “what we did, it probably would have taken me years of therapy.”
Psychedelics have been recognized throughout history for its therapeutic uses, and countless individuals have used them as pathways to alter and expand consciousness and perception. Extensive research conducted over many years has long indicated varying degrees of support for what humans seem to have been aware of for thousands of years: psychedelics, like psilocybin mushrooms, are much more than a recreational adventure or escape from reality; for some, they serve a multitude of purposes to support overall mental wellbeing.
Recent reports in addition to the information contained in”A New Understanding” represent an encouraging renewal of interest in utilizing psychedelics to treat a plethora of issues related to mental health. A PBS Newshour episode hosted a group of experts who are hopeful that further research into drugs such as LSD, MDMA and psilocybin mushrooms will continue to progress and help people suffering from cancer, PTSD, and other burdensome conditions.
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