Results From a Long-Term Observational Follow-Up Study of a Single Dose of Psilocybin for a Treatment-Resistant Episode of Major Depressive Disorder

Mar 6, 2025The Journal of clinical psychiatry

Long-Term Outcomes After One Dose of Psilocybin for Hard-to-Treat Major Depression

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Abstract

A single administration of 25 mg psilocybin may result in longer maintenance of antidepressant effects compared to lower doses in participants with treatment-resistant depression.

  • Participants receiving 25 mg of psilocybin had a median time to depressive event of 92 days, longer than 83 days for 10 mg and 62 days for 1 mg.
  • In a supplementary analysis, those who entered a 52-week follow-up after receiving 25 mg had a median time to depressive event of 189 days.
  • Only 10 participants from the 25 mg, 10 mg, and 1 mg groups experienced a depressive event during the follow-up period.
  • Few adverse events were reported during the follow-up, with only one case of mild suicidal ideation noted in the 1 mg group.
  • At the start of the follow-up, the 1 mg group had the highest number of participants on antidepressant medication.

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