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Felix Müller1, Anna M Becker1, Christopher Böhlke2
1University of Basel, Department of Psychiatry (UPK), 4012 Basel, Switzerland; University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Biomedicine and Department of Clinical Research, 4031 Basel, Switzerland.
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In Basel, only a few hundred meters from where LSD was first synthesized, we tested LSD-assisted therapy for major depression in a randomized trial comparing two high doses with two low doses, each paired with supportive psychotherapy. This Backstory reflects on treating patients, long dosing days, and what remains uncertain.
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