在被诊断患有重度抑郁症的癌症患者中使用psilocybin辅助群体治疗
Manish Agrawal1, William Richards1, Yvan Beaussant2
1Sunstone Therapies, Rockville, Maryland, USA.
Cancer
|December 18, 2023
概括
松素辅助疗法在癌症患者治疗抑郁症方面表现有前途,证明了安全性和显著的症状减轻. 这种新的小组方法为在瘤学环境中管理抑郁症提供了一个可行的和有效的替代方案.
科学领域:
- 在瘤学瘤学.
- 精神病学是一个精神病学.
- 临床心理学 临床心理学
背景情况:
- 抑郁症在癌症患者中很普遍,对治疗的坚持和生活质量产生负面影响.
- 像抗抑郁药和心理治疗这样的传统治疗方法在这个人群中表现出有限的疗效.
- 这项研究研究了psilocybin辅助疗法作为癌症相关抑郁症的潜在治疗方法.
研究的目的:
- 评估松素辅助治疗的安全性,可行性和疗效.
- 评估psilocybin对癌症患者抑郁,焦虑,疼痛,丧和残疾的影响.
- 探索一种新的以小组为基础的施用模式,用于西治疗.
主要方法:
- 一个第二阶段的开放性试验,涉及癌症和严重抑郁症患者.
- 在个人治疗师的支持下,在小组环境中给药一次25毫克的 псилоцибин.
- 测量结果包括抑郁症的严重程度,焦虑,疼痛,丧和残疾.
主要成果:
- 没有报告与西相关的严重不良事件;副作用是轻微的和预期的.
- 从基线到第8周,抑郁症严重程度得分显著下降 (p < .0001).
- 80%的参与者表现出持续的反应,50%的人在第8周达到缓解.
结论:
- 对于患有抑郁症的癌症患者来说,在群体队列中使用psilocybin辅助疗法是安全的和可行的.
- 该疗法证明了临床上有意义的抑郁症状的减少.
- 以小组为导向的格式,高效的交付和社区瘤学环境可能会提高治疗结果.
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