Psilocybin is safe and effective in patients with body dysmorphic disorder, preliminary findings of a small pilot study show. PsychTwitter
WASHINGTON — Psilocybin is safe and effective in patients with body dysmorphic disorder , preliminary findings of a small pilot study show.
BDD patients often have co-morbid depression and many attempt suicide. As with other anxiety and depressive disorders, BDD is twice as prevalent in women vs men, said Schneier. There's also some suggestion that psilocybin relaxes inflexible thinking, he added."People with BDD have very rigid beliefs about their body distortions that aren't easily swayed by logic."
Therapists were present for the next 8 hours to answer questions and support subjects through the experience.The primary efficacy outcome was change in the BDD Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Scale Modified total score. It's too early to determine if additional treatment is required. The investigators plan to follow up with the cohort at 1 year.
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