Monthly Research Recaps

Every month we gather the latest psychedelic research and bring it together in an easy-to-understand format — from blinded RCTs to real-world clinic data.

Monthly RecapDecember 2025· 15 papers

Psychedelic Research Recap December 2025

Monthly RecapNovember 2025· 12 papers

Psychedelic Research Recap November 2025

Monthly RecapOctober 2025· 9 papers

Psychedelic Research Recap October 2025

Monthly RecapSeptember 2025· 11 papers

Psychedelic Research Recap September 2025

Monthly RecapAugust 2025· 14 papers

Psychedelic Research Recap August 2025

Monthly RecapJuly 2025· 16 papers

Psychedelic Research Recap July 2025

Monthly RecapJune 2025· 19 papers

Psychedelic Research Recap June 2025

Monthly RecapMay 2025· 8 papers

Psychedelic Research Recap May 2025

Monthly RecapApril 2025· 15 papers

Psychedelic Research Recap April 2025

Monthly RecapMarch 2025· 13 papers

Psychedelic Research Recap March 2025

Monthly RecapFebruary 2025· 11 papers

Psychedelic Research Recap February 2025

Monthly RecapJanuary 2025· 15 papers

Psychedelic Research Recap January 2025

Monthly RecapDecember 2024· 16 papers

Psychedelic Research Recap December 2024

Monthly RecapNovember 2024· 15 papers

Psychedelic Research Recap November 2024

Monthly RecapOctober 2024· 13 papers

Psychedelic Research Recap October 2024

Monthly RecapSeptember 2024· 18 papers

Psychedelic Research Recap September 2024

Monthly RecapJuly 2024 & August 2024· 11 papers

Psychedelic Research Recap July & August 2024

Monthly RecapJune 2024· 17 papers

Psychedelic Research Recap June 2024

Monthly RecapMay 2024· 19 papers

Psychedelic Research Recap May 2024

Monthly RecapApril 2024· 19 papers

Psychedelic Research Recap April 2024

Monthly RecapMarch 2024· 20 papers

Psychedelic Research Recap March 2024

Monthly RecapFebruary 2024· 23 papers

Psychedelic Research Recap February 2024

Monthly RecapJanuary 2024· 25 papers

Psychedelic Research Recap January 2024

Monthly RecapDecember 2023· 19 papers

Psychedelic Research Recap December 2023

Monthly RecapNovember 2023· 16 papers

Psychedelic Research Recap November 2023

Monthly RecapOctober 2023· 24 papers

Psychedelic Research Recap October 2023

Monthly RecapSeptember 2023· 29 papers

Psychedelic Research Recap September 2023

Monthly RecapJuly 2023 & August 2023· 23 papers

Psychedelic Research Recap July & August 2023

Monthly RecapJune 2023· 28 papers

Psychedelic Research Recap June 2023

Monthly RecapMay 2023· 24 papers

Psychedelic Research Recap May 2023

Monthly RecapApril 2023· 19 papers

Psychedelic Research Recap April 2023

Monthly RecapMarch 2023· 22 papers

Psychedelic Research Recap March 2023

Monthly RecapFebruary 2023· 29 papers

Psychedelic Research Recap February 2023

Monthly RecapJanuary 2023· 21 papers

Psychedelic Research Recap January 2023

Psychedelic Research Recap December 2022
Monthly RecapDecember 2022· 32 papers

Psychedelic Research Recap December 2022

In December we saw medium dose of psilocybin for depression, paradoxical wakefulness on 5-MeO-DMT, many ketamine studies

Psychedelic Research Recap November 2022
Monthly RecapNovember 2022· 24 papers

Psychedelic Research Recap November 2022

In November, psilocybin can treat TRD, antidepressants weaken the effects of psilocybin and ketanserin can stop an LSD trip.

Psychedelic Research Recap October 2022
Monthly RecapOctober 2022· 23 papers

Psychedelic Research Recap October 2022

In October, natural language processing predicted clinical outcomes, esketamine is assessed in the real world & tolerance in microdosing.

Psychedelic Research Recap September 2022
Monthly RecapSeptember 2022· 22 papers

Psychedelic Research Recap September 2022

Research from September shows the effectivness of ketamine in the real world, how LSD can treat anxiety & how psychedelics work in the brain.

Psychedelic Research Recap July & August 2022
Monthly RecapJuly 2022 & August 2022· 16 papers

Psychedelic Research Recap July & August 2022

Psychedelic research in July and August 2022 moved forward with the largest psychedelic trail on addiction taking place.

Psychedelic Research Recap June 2022
Monthly RecapJune 2022· 25 papers

Psychedelic Research Recap June 2022

Psychedelic Research in June 2022 continued at pace with re-analysis of earlier data, surveys, and some clinical trials.

Psychedelic Research Recap May 2022
Monthly RecapMay 2022· 22 papers

Psychedelic Research Recap May 2022

May was another busy month for psychedelic research as we gained further insight into how psychedelics work in the brain and more.

Psychedelic Research Recap April 2022
Monthly RecapApril 2022· 17 papers

Psychedelic Research Recap April 2022

Over April, we continued to learn more about psychedelic medicine. Researchers argued that psilocybin increases global integration.

Psychedelic Research Recap March 2022
Monthly RecapMarch 2022· 36 papers

Psychedelic Research Recap March 2022

March was another busy month in psychedelic medicine with nearly 100 publications of trials, surveys, reviews, etc.

Psychedelic Research Recap February 2022
Monthly RecapFebruary 2022· 34 papers

Psychedelic Research Recap February 2022

February was another productive month for psychedelic research. LSD vs psilocybin, and a 12-month follow-up.

Psychedelic Research Recap January 2022
Monthly RecapJanuary 2022· 39 papers

Psychedelic Research Recap January 2022

January brought with it the largest published clinical trial with psilocybin to date | Ketamine effective for alcoholism not PTSD for veterans

Psychedelics Research Recap December 2021
Monthly RecapDecember 2021· 23 papers

Psychedelics Research Recap December 2021

December psychedelic research 2021 | Microdosing studies | Synthesizing MDMA & structure of psilocybin examined | NO2 review

Psychedelics Research Recap November 2021
Monthly RecapNovember 2021· 20 papers

Psychedelics Research Recap November 2021

November psychedelic research 2021 | Psychedelics alter beliefs, reduce opioid use, & the effects of microdosing | Phase I trial clear 5-MeO-DMT

Psychedelics Research Recap October 2021
Monthly RecapOctober 2021· 27 papers

Psychedelics Research Recap October 2021

October brought 26 research articles on psychedelics as medicine. Several studies explored the effects of low doses of LSD ...

Psychedelics Research Recap September 2021
Monthly RecapSeptember 2021· 29 papers

Psychedelics Research Recap September 2021

September featured 30 new and exciting papers on psychedelics | Safety of psychedelics | Well-being after the ceremonial or therapeutic use

Psychedelics Research Recap July & August 2021
Monthly RecapJuly 2021 & August 2021· 31 papers

Psychedelics Research Recap July & August 2021

Psychedelic research continued at pace during the summer of 2021 | Risks of psychedelics | Benefits when treating addictions

Psychedelics Research Recap June 2021
Monthly RecapJune 2021· 35 papers

Psychedelics Research Recap June 2021

Psychedelic research in June 2021 | From those who use mental health services to the general public | fMRI studies new findings

Psychedelics Research Recap May 2021
Monthly RecapMay 2021· 36 papers

Psychedelics Research Recap May 2021

Psychedelic research in May 2021 | MAPS MDMA study data | psychedelics and genes | Many psychedelic centre studies

Psychedelics Research Recap April 2021
Monthly RecapApril 2021· 23 papers

Psychedelics Research Recap April 2021

Psychedelic research in April 2021 | Psychedelics against SSRIs | Mice take a break from tripping | New psychedelics discovered

Psychedelics Research Recap March 2021
Monthly RecapMarch 2021· 29 papers

Psychedelics Research Recap March 2021

March 2021 psychedelic research started with the largest microdosing study with psilocybin, LSD, and other psychedelics.

Psychedelics Research Recap February 2021
Monthly RecapFebruary 2021· 21 papers

Psychedelics Research Recap February 2021

February 2021 was another great month for psychedelic research. The BIMA study used MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for alcoholism (AUD)

Psychedelics Research Recap January 2021
Monthly RecapJanuary 2021· 20 papers

Psychedelics Research Recap January 2021

Psychedelic research in January 2021 | A meta-analytic review found psychedelics to improve the mood of patients with depression

Psychedelics Research Recap December 2020
Monthly RecapDecember 2020· 28 papers

Psychedelics Research Recap December 2020

This December 2020, psychedelic research looked into many different aspects of the psychedelic experience | Nature-relatedness

Psychedelics Research Recap November 2020
Monthly RecapNovember 2020· 16 papers

Psychedelics Research Recap November 2020

This November 2020 proved to be another fruitful month for psychedelic research | Psychedelics for more mental illnesses

Psychedelics Research Recap October 2020
Monthly RecapOctober 2020· 20 papers

Psychedelics Research Recap October 2020

October was possibly the most active month this year for psychedelic research | These are building blocks that further the psychedelic field

Psychedelics Research Recap September 2020
Monthly RecapSeptember 2020· 11 papers

Psychedelics Research Recap September 2020

September 2020 psychedelic research looked at the increased neuronal growth (flexibility in the brain) that psychedelics elicit

Psychedelics Research Recap August 2020
Monthly RecapAugust 2020· 12 papers

Psychedelics Research Recap August 2020

Psychedelic research slowed down a bit during this August 2021 | The effect of 20 µg LSD on increasing pain tolerance was widely reported

Psychedelics Research Recap July 2020
Monthly RecapJuly 2020· 7 papers

Psychedelics Research Recap July 2020

July 2020 study compares ketamine unfavourably to ECT | Psychedelics for anxiety disorder & psilocybin specifically for OCD

Psychedelics Research Recap June 2020
Monthly RecapJune 2020· 9 papers

Psychedelics Research Recap June 2020

Psychedelic trials are getting larger in June 2020 | Long-term follow-up of Phase II MDMA for PTSD still showing benefits

Psychedelics Research Recap May 2020
Monthly RecapMay 2020· 13 papers

Psychedelics Research Recap May 2020

May 2020 psychedelic research on alcoholism & psychedelics in animals | Research into our brainwaves (with DMT and LSD)

Psychedelics Research Recap April 2020
Monthly RecapApril 2020· 12 papers

Psychedelics Research Recap April 2020

April has been a slow month for psychedelic research | Microdosing psychedelics remains interesting, yet not studied in a very controlled way

Psychedelics Research Recap March 2020
Monthly RecapMarch 2020· 11 papers

Psychedelics Research Recap March 2020

New evidence for psychedelics in the fight against depression | Classical psychedelics seem to be longer-lasting than ketamine

Psychedelics Research Recap February 2020
Monthly RecapFebruary 2020· 13 papers

Psychedelics Research Recap February 2020

Psychedelics may not be ready to be accepted by the FDA | The use of psilocybin has positive effects one month later

Psychedelics Research Recap January 2020
Monthly RecapJanuary 2020· 22 papers

Psychedelics Research Recap January 2020

This very first psychedelic research analysis by Blossom features two outstanding papers on psychedelics that were published in January 2020