Frontiers in public health

Lessons from a mixed online and in-person group therapy to support psilocybin treatment for terminally ill patients

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Abstract

Psilocybin-assisted therapy may reduce symptoms and enhance hope in palliative cancer patients.

  • Positive effects of psilocybin-assisted therapy are observed in palliative cancer care.
  • Improvements in patients' sense of hope and meaning may result from this therapy.
  • Research primarily focuses on individual therapy, potentially limiting wider access.
  • Community-based benefits of psilocybin therapy have not been extensively explored.

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