The role of psychedelics in the pharmacological management of anxiety and depression.

Abstract

Psychedelic compounds, formerly considered harmful and illegal, have been rediscovered by the scientific, medical, and psychiatric sectors as research demonstrates their ability to treat patients with a variety of diseases .With recent attention and funding towards psychedelic research, exploring psychedelics’ potential as tools for interpersonal transformation and putting them to use as cognitive technologies in the psychiatric world has become more possible than ever before. With the epidemic levels of anxiety and depression that are present in our world today, there is no better time to explore this new exciting realm.