Insider No. 84: Psychedelic Wellness

It Works Too Well. Early research suggests that psilocybin therapy can cause remission of depressive symptoms in one to three sessions. Contrast that with SSRIs like Prozac, which patients take (and insurance companies pay for) for the rest of their lives. That means that there’s little recurring revenue, so COMPASS needs to convince the payers to ... See more

Psychedelics relax harmful beliefs and open a window for revision (like someone with depression feeling and believing they’re worthless)

Psychedelic therapies seem to be changing this

Psilocybin appears to be useful for mitigating symptoms of depression and anxiety associated with a life-threatening cancer diagnosis

Psychedelic drugs are undergoing a surprising renaissance; they’re now being used to treat depression, addiction, and the existential fear of death faced by many people with cancer

Because of long-held negative or recreational associations, most people are unaware that psychedelics are the most promising treatment for a wide range of mental health issues -- from depression to alcoholism to anorexia -- that we’ve ever seen.