Single-dose psilocybin for treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder: A case report.

ABSTRACT: Classic psychedelics, such as psilocybin, act on the brain's serotonin system and produce striking psychological effects. Early work in the 1950s and 1960s and more recent controlled studies suggest benefit from psychedelic treatment in a number of conditions. A few case reports in recreational users and a single experimental study suggest benefit in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), but careful clinical data and long-term follow-up have been lacking. Here we describe a case of a patient with refractory OCD treated with psilocybin and followed prospectively for a year, with marked symptomatic improvement. We provide qualitative and quantitative detail of his experience during and after treatment. Improvement in OCD symptoms (YBOCS declined from 24 to 0-2) was accompanied b

SUBMITTER: Kelmendi B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9758406 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature