The active chemical in “magic mushrooms” may help treat anorexia, a new study has found.
Following psilocybin treatment, 4 of 10 study participants showed clinically significant reductions in their“Our findings suggest that psilocybin may be helpful in supporting meaningful psychological change in a subset of people with anorexia nervosa,” said lead researcher Stephanie Knatz Peck, a clinical associate professor with the University of California, San Diego's Eating Disorder Center.
People with anorexia obsess about their weight and their food intake. They might severely limit the amount of food they eat, or they might binge on food and then throw up or take large amounts of laxatives to purge their bodies. However, the changes in their psychological outlook didn't automatically translate to weight restoration, researchers found.“You are able to act in a way that maybe had felt unachievable before if you set the right intention,” one participant said.
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