María Virtudes Pérez Jover

María Virtudes Pérez Jover

María Virtudes Pérez Jover
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Professor of Social Psychology, Department of Health Psychology 

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Reactions: Psilocybin-assisted group therapy reduces depression symptoms in cancer patients

A dose of psilocybin—a hallucinogenic substance—administered to groups of 3 or 4 people suffering from cancer and depression may help reduce their depressive symptoms, according to a clinical trial conducted in the United States. The study involved 30 patients who also received individual and group therapeutic support. In another article, also published in the journal Cancer, the authors examine how the study participants perceived the therapy.

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