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The need for publicly funded research on therapeutic use of psychedelic drugs

This perspective paper (2021) advocates the need for public funding of independent evaluations of the efficacy of psychedelic drugs, given that current research efforts spurred by private philanthropic interests may propel a widespread use of psychedelics and demands to implement them as a first-line treatment, ahead of the evidence on their safety, efficacy, and long-term effects.

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World Psychiatry
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Hall, W.
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Serotonin, psychedelics and psychiatry

This commentary (2018) proposes a theoretical model wherein 5-HT2A receptor stimulation-the primary mechanism of psychedelics-relaxes prior beliefs and heightens sensitivity to context, contrasting with the stabilising role of the 5-HT1A receptor. It suggests that this mechanism facilitates effective therapeutic change by enabling the revision of rigid assumptions and behaviours during periods of uncertainty.

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World Psychiatry
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Carhart-Harris, R. L.

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Wiley
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