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Microdosing psychedelics: More questions than answers? An overview and suggestions for future research:

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It is concluded that while most anecdotal reports focus on the positive experiences with microdosing, future research should also focus on potential risks of (multiple) administrations of a psychedelic in low doses, and (pre)clinical studies including biological as well as cognitive parameters have to be conducted to shed light on the potential negative consequencesmicrodosing could have.
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Background:In the past few years, the issue of ‘microdosing’ psychedelics has been openly discussed in the public arena where claims have been made about their positive effect on mood state and cog...

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Psychedelic Psychiatry's Brave New World.

TL;DR: Outcomes of neuroscience and clinical research into 5-Hydroxytryptamine 2A (5-HT2A) receptor agonists, such as psilocybin, show promise for addressing a range of serious disorders, including depression and addiction.
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The Subjective Effects of Psychedelics May Not Be Necessary for Their Enduring Therapeutic Effects

TL;DR: Data is presented suggesting that the subjective effects induced by psychedelics may not be necessary to produce long-lasting changes in mood and behavior.
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Therapeutic effects of classic serotonergic psychedelics: A systematic review of modern‐era clinical studies

TL;DR: Although the main focus was on efficacy and safety, study characteristics, duration of antidepressants effects across studies, and the role of the subjective drug experiences were also reviewed and presented.
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Chronic, Intermittent Microdoses of the Psychedelic N,N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) Produce Positive Effects on Mood and Anxiety in Rodents

TL;DR: It is found that chronic, intermittent, low doses of DMT produced an antidepressant-like phenotype and enhanced fear extinction learning without impacting working memory or social interaction.
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A review of central 5-HT receptors and their function

TL;DR: A number of 5-HT receptor ligands are currently utilised, or are in clinical development, to reduce the symptoms of CNS dysfunction and the functional responses attributed to each receptor in the brain are reviewed.
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Valvular Heart Disease Associated with Fenfluramine–Phentermine

TL;DR: Concerns are raised that fenfluramine-phentermine therapy may be associated with valvular heart disease, which is arouse concern about serious potential adverse effects, including pulmonary hypertension and valvULAR heart disease.
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Kaplan & Sadock's Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry

TL;DR: Kaplan & Sadock's comprehensive textbook of psychiatry as discussed by the authors, which is a comprehensive text of psychiatry, has been published by the University of Edinburgh since 2003. http://www.kahnandSadock.edu.
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Psilocybin produces substantial and sustained decreases in depression and anxiety in patients with life-threatening cancer: A randomized double-blind trial.

TL;DR: High-dose psilocybin produced large decreases in clinician- and self-rated measures of depressed mood and anxiety, along with increases in quality of life, life meaning, and optimism, and decreases in death anxiety.
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