Psilocybin therapy can help low-income people who are suffering from depression, according to a new study from Oregon researchers.

In the study, 19 low-income adults participated in two group psilocybin sessions each. To be eligible, they all had to be in stable housing and in therapy, while having no family history of psychosis or mania.

Following the doses, participants reported improvements in their sleep, physical ability, cognitive function, social ability, fatigue, anxiety, and the impact of pain on their everyday lives.

Three months later, researchers found that some of these improvements had diminished. Specifically, the reductions around the impacts of pain became statistically insignificant.

However, the participants still reported they had a higher quality of life than befor

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