Classical psychedelics in psychiatry - renaissance of interest and therapeutic perspectives.
Psychiatria polska June 30, 2023 Askaniusz Jachimowski, Krzysztof Kucia
Psychedelic substances have been used in traditional healing for centuries and sparked a first wave of Western research after LSD was synthesized, showing promising therapeutic effects when added to psychotherapy. Legal and political pressures halted all studies in the 1970s. Over the last two decades, clinical research has revived, indicating potential benefits for anxiety, affective disorders, and addictions, with no serious side effects reported so far. However, creating a psychiatric drug with psychedelic properties faces medical and legal barriers, and larger, well-designed studies are needed to determine whether psychedelics can become a practical treatment or breakthrough for mental disorders.