Patients’ Accounts of Increased “Connectedness” and “Acceptance” After Psilocybin for Treatment-Resistant Depression

@article{Watts2017PatientsAO,
  title={Patients’ Accounts of Increased “Connectedness” and “Acceptance” After Psilocybin for Treatment-Resistant Depression},
  author={Rosalind Watts and Camilla M Day and Jacob Krzanowski and David J. Nutt and Robin Lester Carhart-Harris},
  journal={Journal of Humanistic Psychology},
  year={2017},
  volume={57},
  pages={520 - 564}
}
Objective: To identify patients’ perceptions of the value of psilocybin as a treatment for depression. Method: Twenty patients enrolled in an open-label trial of psilocybin for treatment-resistant depression participated in a semistructured interview at 6-month follow-up. Thematic analysis was used to identify patients’ experiences of the treatment and how it compared with previous treatments. Results: Two main change processes were identified in relation to the treatment. The first concerned… 

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