MedCity News October 17, 2023
Marissa Plescia

Psychedelic-assisted therapy is currently used to treat severe mental health conditions. But there is evidence it could help with prevention as well, and more research needs to be done on this, said Sherry Rais, CEO and co-founder of Enthea.

Psychedelic-assisted therapy has been cited as a breakthrough in the mental health space, mainly for severe conditions when all other options haven’t been successful. But can it be used to prevent these severe conditions from happening? There’s potential, but more research needs to be done, one expert said.

“Right now, we’re focusing so much on treatment of pretty severe mental health conditions. But there’s some evidence — not enough evidence — and especially anecdotally we know that these medicines could be...

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