Flashback phenomena after administration of LSD and psilocybin in controlled studies with healthy participants
@article{Mller2022FlashbackPA, title={Flashback phenomena after administration of LSD and psilocybin in controlled studies with healthy participants}, author={Felix M{\"u}ller and Elias Kraus and Friederike Holze and Anna M Becker and Laura Ley and Yasmin Schmid and Patrick Vizeli and Matthias E. Liechti and Stefan J. Borgwardt}, journal={Psychopharmacology}, year={2022}, volume={239}, pages={1933 - 1943} }
LSD and psilocybin are increasingly used in phase I trials and evaluated as therapeutic agents for mental disorders. The phenomenon of reoccurring drug-like experiences after the acute substance effects have worn off was described for both substances and especially attributed to LSD. According to the DSM-V, the persisting and distressing manifestation of these experiences is called hallucinogen-persisting perception disorder (HPPD). Data on both conditions is very limited. This study aims to…
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