Assessing expectancy and suggestibility in a trial of escitalopram v. psilocybin for depression

CONCLUSIONS: Overall, our results suggest that psychedelic therapy may be less vulnerable to expectancy biases than previously suspected. The relationship between baseline trait suggestibility and response to psilocybin therapy implies that highly suggestible individuals may be primed for response to this treatment.PMID:38247730 | DOI:10.1017/S0033291723003653

Source: Psychological Medicine - January 22, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Bal ázs Szigeti Brandon Weiss Fernando E Rosas David Erritzoe David Nutt Robin Carhart-Harris Source Type: research