Renaissance of psychedelic therapy and its significance for Ukraine

  • V. L. Matrenitsky Center for Psychotherapy, Psychosomatics and Psycho-oncology “Expio”
Keywords: psychedelics; psychedelic medicine; psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy; depression; anxiety; PTSD; DMT; MDMA; LSD; psilocybin; ketamine.

Abstract

Over the past decades, psychopharmacology has not been able to introduce new revolutionary drugs for psychiatry, while the classic antidepressants currently present on the market are of little efficacy. A new solution to these problems in medicine promises to be the second “psychedelic revolution”, which has been actively developing since the beginning of this century. A number of psychedelic substances, in particular MDMA, psilocybin, DMT, LSD and ketamine, are seen as the most promising treatment agents. Psychedelics have the extraordinary ability to produce rapid and lasting changes in the structure and function of neurons and to improve the mental state of patients even after a single dose. Evidence from well-designed and well-controlled studies suggests that these compounds are effective in depression, anxiety, PTSD and addiction, do not cause physical dependence or withdrawal, and have very low or no incidence of serious adverse reactions such as psychotic episodes. There is an urgent need to legalize psychedelic therapy in Ukraine.

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Matrenitsky, V. L. (2022). Renaissance of psychedelic therapy and its significance for Ukraine. Likars’ka Sprava, (3-4), 37-59. https://doi.org/10.31640/2706-8803-2022-(3-4)-04
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