December 2016 PMID 27909164

Rapid and sustained symptom reduction following psilocybin treatment for anxiety and depression in patients with life-threatening cancer: a randomized controlled trial.

Stephen Ross, Anthony Bossis, Jeffrey Guss, Gabrielle Agin-Liebes, Tara Malone, Barry Cohen, Sarah E Mennenga, Alexander Belser, Krystallia Kalliontzi, James Babb, Zhe Su, Patricia Corby, Brian L Schmidt

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The overall discussions reveal strong support and high interest in the study's findings, with examples such as references to how psilocybin may improve mental health in terminal cancer patients and suggestions for policy changes, with words like 'impressive', 'game changer', and 'must consider' conveying a tone of urgency and significance. Personal stories about mystical experiences and calls for expanded research further emphasize the conversation’s deep engagement and perceived impact.

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Most discussions strongly support the study’s findings and highlight its positive implications, demonstrated by phrases like 'impressive', 'transformative potential', and calls for policy change.

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The discussions suggest the research could significantly influence mental health treatments, policy debates, and public perceptions, emphasizing the potential for real-world change.

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Scott Stevenson
@scottastevenson · X

@araghougassian I felt that too. 14 years ago I ate some mushrooms from a field near my house. 6 hours later my fear of death was completely & permanently gone. It’s the most important experience I’ve ever had. Now psilocybin is used to treat anxiety in cancer patients: https://t.co/sCuLZjDbPP

May 24, 2021 · 27 likes · 14,083 followers View post →
Dr. Rick Barnett, PsyD
@drrickbarnett · X

The data on #psilocybin from @nyulangone on end of life care is impressive. This is definitely the leading edge of palliative care. Our generation’s hospice movement. So happy to be a part of the learning / training process. Thank you pioneers. https://t.co/NFilkKhjAT

Mar 14, 2020 · 3 likes · 2 shares · 17,439 followers View post →
Stacey Zinke
@StacezMcKee · X

@NilsvanOtterloo @thespybrief https://t.co/SmIAEVDbcO

Jul 5, 2020 · 3 likes · 2,265 followers View post →
konenchi
@rabbitseason · X

what kind of uni student would i be if i didnt provide (some) sources shrooms on depression: https://t.co/8bJgXrxyjz on treatment-resistant depression: https://t.co/lyEVJZylIF on depression in terminal cancer patients: https://t.co/Ur6sz8OYeE

May 21, 2023 · 3 likes · 809 followers View post →
Andy Dunbobbin
@acdunbobbin · X

This recent study in the UK is ➕ & further studies would be welcomed. This back in 2016 explain benefits of psilocybin: https://t.co/hytS3ecb6m Also article in Jan below explains benefits 5 yrs later: https://t.co/S3dtw1eyzt This would benefit many, inc. #veterans with PTSD. https://t.co/WhqniTcVS5

Aug 6, 2020 · 2 likes · 4 shares · 2,835 followers View post →
Ian McLaughlin, PhD
@_Anthropoid · X

https://t.co/OOE3nlCerR https://t.co/UnDtMZXlcy https://t.co/aNVvsV7usP https://t.co/X8zMcf0gJ4

May 7, 2019 · 2 likes · 2,777 followers View post →

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Abramelin The Mage
@MagnumGoetia · X

@Jo_marchbhaer @20july1986 1. https://t.co/0bCwA2MiuI 2. https://t.co/dHFAE0AJx3 3. https://t.co/dHFAE0AJx3 4. https://t.co/lxQNwZi160 5. https://t.co/REwISsjPg0 6. https://t.co/1oz2Cn5Lav 7. https://t.co/OJBY9EU0Rg 8. https://t.co/XFbKgoAkZm 9. https://t.co/JEvoNuImcq 10. https://t.co/SoLgURQbc1

Aug 22, 2025 · 4 followers View post →
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@dardodarman · X

مطالعه‌ی دیگر روی بیماران سرطانی: یک دوز متوسط سیلوسایبین همراه با روان‌درمانی باعث کاهش سریع و چشمگیر اضطراب و افسردگی شد. حدود ۶۰ تا ۸۰٪ بیماران تا ۶.۵ ماه بعد همچنان بهبود قابل توجهی داشتند. همچنین کاهش استرس وجودی و بهبود کیفیت زندگی مشاهده شد. https://t.co/XTkBpEEnAi

Jul 11, 2025 · 839 followers View post →
Liam
@LiamLiamLiam__ · X

@bryan_johnson @justincgohn Try a single high-dose of psilocybin! These 2016 studies (Johns Hopkins & NYU) found one dose of psilocybin led to lasting improvements in attitudes toward death among terminal cancer patients. See here: - https://t.co/kZJomVFPDf… - https://t.co/yle2tq2NbL

Mar 27, 2025 · 105 followers View post →
Alex Hill
@alexlizhill · X

@ColemanRidge Apparently the positive effect on mood/distress reduction is heavily mediated by whether a participant has a mystical experience. See e.g. https://t.co/0Cq7mbrYjk https://t.co/23av7PMFQ0

Oct 4, 2024 · 1,699 followers View post →
rtba Greatest eⓥer bloke
@gebloke · X

@plantbasedfox :( sounds horrible. Hoping to be helpful, experimental studies say microdosing with psilocybine may help treat ptsd. https://t.co/03ImCvDASu https://t.co/VbNysp8397 Also, this is from a (gr8) book by (i think professor?) Herz, called lonely century: https://t.co/OUzRQQlhTb

Jun 22, 2023 · 350 followers View post →
konenchi
@rabbitseason · X

what kind of uni student would i be if i didnt provide (some) sources shrooms on depression: https://t.co/8bJgXrxyjz on treatment-resistant depression: https://t.co/lyEVJZylIF on depression in terminal cancer patients: https://t.co/Ur6sz8OYeE

May 21, 2023 · 3 likes · 809 followers View post →
Longevity Lab
@longevitylab_ · X

References: 31/31 https://t.co/vSSlImWVLX https://t.co/HUDM6LcFSn https://t.co/JNlOyzEPH9 https://t.co/znxLnxVtwM https://t.co/LUoRrSG1Lv https://t.co/bXQX9VWYXB

Apr 22, 2023 · 24 followers View post →
Free56
@Free5620 · X

https://t.co/eEEMoosuSe

Apr 9, 2023 · 198 followers View post →
Dr. Mindful
@drmindfulonline · X

https://t.co/B8yjIbcEQz

Mar 24, 2023 · 26 followers View post →
Morgan Lee
@MorganScribbler · X

@d_a_swafford https://t.co/HOKD3KwnML

Jan 7, 2023 · 219 followers View post →
Jazzmanahn
@jazzmanahn · X

RT @jazzmanahn: #CancerAnxiétéEtDépression: #EffetRapideEtSoutenu, suite au #Traitement à la #Psilocybine pour l'anxiété et la dépression…

Apr 15, 2022 · 1 share · 2,402 followers View post →
Jazzmanahn
@jazzmanahn · X

#CancerAnxiétéEtDépression: #EffetRapideEtSoutenu, suite au #Traitement à la #Psilocybine pour l'anxiété et la dépression chez les #patients atteints d'un #Cancer potentiellement #Mortel : un essai contrôlé randomisé - S. Ross, Anthony B… https://t.co/KrtLb6vAqv

Apr 11, 2022 · 1 like · 1 share · 2,402 followers View post →
Scott Stevenson
@scottastevenson · X

@araghougassian I felt that too. 14 years ago I ate some mushrooms from a field near my house. 6 hours later my fear of death was completely & permanently gone. It’s the most important experience I’ve ever had. Now psilocybin is used to treat anxiety in cancer patients: https://t.co/sCuLZjDbPP

May 24, 2021 · 27 likes · 14,083 followers View post →
Hannes Kettner
@KettnerHannes · X

@intrinsic_motiv @DrSureshMuthu @RCarhartHarris @chrisletheby @_fernando_rosas see https://t.co/Ej6xJhNd9F for an example of T-E-O mediation in a small sample. shameless self promotion, but we also used path analyses/DAGs in our recent paper on naturalistic group experiences: https://t.co/CdZ9kCnuIo (Fig 6)

Apr 21, 2021 · 1 like · 524 followers View post →
Blossom
@blossomact · X

This study builds further on previous work by Ross and colleagues https://t.co/Swh8PqsGZL

Mar 20, 2021 · 3,362 followers View post →
RushPalliative
@RushPalliative · X

Great journal club led by palliative medicine fellow Dan Dutcher MD on Revisiting Psilocybin Effects on Depression and Anxiety in Terminal Cancer Patients. https://t.co/VLBpZ4BRA5

Feb 9, 2021 · 2 likes · 187 followers View post →
Fustbariclation
@fustbariclation · X

RT @matthewrc9: Rapid and sustained symptom reduction following psilocybin treatment for anxiety and depression in patients with life-threa…

Jan 22, 2021 · 1 share · 2,150 followers View post →
Pineal Podcast
@Pinealpodcast · X

If @JoeBiden really wants to support cancer patients and a single dose of psilocybin has the potential to increase quality of life for cancer patients, shouldn't he follow Oregon's lead and commit to rescheduling psilocybin under CSA to make it available? https://t.co/41SyIgYbRf

Nov 19, 2020 · 2,421 followers View post →
em jane
@emswalkerxo · X

https://t.co/4ca29AchYP

Nov 14, 2020 · 204 followers View post →
Dr Mark D'Arcy
@markoftheD · X

@VexNemorensis Have you heard about this. Not advising it in any way at all, and certainly not without detailed medical advice, but its interesting nonetheless. https://t.co/p4ejFqUdQA

Sep 2, 2020 · 24,808 followers View post →
Sansero Life Sciences
@Sansero_Life · X

Rapid and sustained symptom reduction following psilocybin treatment for anxiety and depression in patients with life-threatening cancer: a randomized controlled trial: https://t.co/4irgiE3uIb #psilocybin #psilocybinresearch

Aug 26, 2020 · 95 followers View post →
Ant Lehane
@antlehane · X

RT @acdunbobbin: This recent study in the UK is ➕ & further studies would be welcomed. This back in 2016 explain benefits of psilocybin: h…

Aug 11, 2020 · 4 shares · 2,203 followers View post →
Labour Campaign for Drug Policy Reform
@LabourDrugRef · X

RT @acdunbobbin: This recent study in the UK is ➕ & further studies would be welcomed. This back in 2016 explain benefits of psilocybin: h…

Aug 10, 2020 · 4 shares · 2,999 followers View post →
Labour 4 Golftyn
@Labour4Golftyn · X

RT @acdunbobbin: This recent study in the UK is ➕ & further studies would be welcomed. This back in 2016 explain benefits of psilocybin: h…

Aug 7, 2020 · 4 shares · 783 followers View post →
DEESIDE.com
@DeesideDotCom · X

RT @acdunbobbin: This recent study in the UK is ➕ & further studies would be welcomed. This back in 2016 explain benefits of psilocybin: h…

Aug 6, 2020 · 4 shares · 13,384 followers View post →
Andy Dunbobbin
@acdunbobbin · X

This recent study in the UK is ➕ & further studies would be welcomed. This back in 2016 explain benefits of psilocybin: https://t.co/hytS3ecb6m Also article in Jan below explains benefits 5 yrs later: https://t.co/S3dtw1eyzt This would benefit many, inc. #veterans with PTSD. https://t.co/WhqniTcVS5

Aug 6, 2020 · 2 likes · 4 shares · 2,835 followers View post →
ravital
@kavitalrofman · X

@bIondiewasabi research about using psilocybin (shrooms) for treatment-resistant depression has had extremely promising results, bad take dude https://t.co/1kJRNDCe5l https://t.co/r92pawd3Aw

Aug 5, 2020 · 2 likes · 249 followers View post →
Stacey Zinke
@StacezMcKee · X

@NilsvanOtterloo @thespybrief https://t.co/SmIAEVDbcO

Jul 5, 2020 · 3 likes · 2,265 followers View post →
THERADELICS
@theradelics · X

Rapid and sustained symptom reduction following psilocybin treatment for anxiety and depression in patients with life-threatening cancer: a randomized controlled trial… https://t.co/avz7YwOJ0B

Mar 21, 2020 · 3,390 followers View post →
psyche truth
@musa1881 · X

RT @drrickbarnett: The data on #psilocybin from @nyulangone on end of life care is impressive. This is definitely the leading edge of palli…

Mar 14, 2020 · 2 shares · 87 followers View post →
Courtney Ľ
@CTSuboxone · X

RT @drrickbarnett: The data on #psilocybin from @nyulangone on end of life care is impressive. This is definitely the leading edge of palli…

Mar 14, 2020 · 2 shares · 1,403 followers View post →
Dr. Rick Barnett, PsyD
@drrickbarnett · X

The data on #psilocybin from @nyulangone on end of life care is impressive. This is definitely the leading edge of palliative care. Our generation’s hospice movement. So happy to be a part of the learning / training process. Thank you pioneers. https://t.co/NFilkKhjAT

Mar 14, 2020 · 3 likes · 2 shares · 17,439 followers View post →
Citron Archialcalin
@CitronAlcalin · X

Heureusement, il y a Estalyn. Qui est Estalyn ? Une participante d'un essai clinique sur l'anxiété et la dépression liée au cancer. On peut la retrouver facilement donc la voici : https://t.co/c4ix9T2isM

Jan 24, 2020 · 1 like · 3,172 followers View post →
Åtħ Gøðêlítšäs
@godelitsas · X

Rapid and sustained symptom reduction following psilocybin treatment for anxiety and depression in patients with life-threatening cancer: a randomized controlled trial https://t.co/kyIyBeiKv9

Jan 20, 2020 · 11,624 followers View post →
Athens, Ga 4 Cannabis
@Athens4Cannabis · X

Rapid and sustained symptom reduction following psilocybin treatment for anxiety and depression in patients with life-threatening cancer: a randomized controlled trial @Athens4Cannabis https://t.co/hFbKracqXq

Dec 14, 2019 · 154 followers View post →
Dreamgbutterfly
@dreamgbutterfly · X

Rapid and sustained symptom reduction following psilocybin treatment for anxiety and depression in patients with life-threatening cancer: a randomized controlled trial. https://t.co/rk2uEFpdaB

Nov 3, 2019 · 81 followers View post →
Jess from the Lab
@cbd_lab · X

Rapid and sustained symptom reduction following psilocybin treatment for anxiety and depression in patients with life-threatening cancer: a randomized controlled trial. https://t.co/yjkhXyTJsu

Aug 27, 2019 · 1,160 followers View post →
Martin Perry
@mgperry · X

Rapid and sustained symptom reduction following #psilocybin treatment for #anxiety and #depression in patients with life-threatening cancer: a randomi... - PubMed - NCBI https://t.co/EWsusmfSVR

Aug 27, 2019 · 3,844 followers View post →
B Medical Center
@B_MedicalCenter · X

Rapid and sustained symptom reduction following psilocybin treatment for anxiety and depression in patients with life-threatening cancer: a randomize... - PubMed - NCBI https://t.co/tdLEi5Ei0H

Aug 26, 2019 · 1 like · 155 followers View post →
CannaWorld
@cannaworldsite · X

Rapid and sustained symptom reduction following psilocybin treatment for anxiety and depression in patients with life-threatening cancer: a randomi... - PubMed - NCBI https://t.co/9Rk8TlxsYG

Aug 26, 2019 · 1 like · 39,998 followers View post →
Matthew Cox
@matthewrc9 · X

Rapid and sustained symptom reduction following psilocybin treatment for anxiety and depression in patients with life-threatening cancer: a randomi... - PubMed - NCBI https://t.co/4pzbQiN0X1

Aug 26, 2019 · 2 likes · 1 share · 496 followers View post →
Alexis An Yee Low
@Alexis_AnYee · X

Next: Rapid and sustained symptom reduction following psilocybin treatment for anxiety and depression in patients with life-threatening cancer in a randomized controlled trial (Ross et al 2016)

Jul 4, 2019 · 678 followers View post →
SPIRITRANCHLIVE
@PariahRepublic · X

using lsd for depression.. Yeah ok dumbfuxs. Aka suicide rate goes up https://t.co/gawcEwPQGD https://t.co/gawcEwPQGD

May 10, 2019 · 167 followers View post →
Alex Howlett
@Suetonius_ · X

@jkuehn50 https://t.co/PafTzpiRxG

May 7, 2019 · 1,328 followers View post →
Ian McLaughlin, PhD
@_Anthropoid · X

https://t.co/OOE3nlCerR https://t.co/UnDtMZXlcy https://t.co/aNVvsV7usP https://t.co/X8zMcf0gJ4

May 7, 2019 · 2 likes · 2,777 followers View post →
Stephen Black
@stephenablack · X

@MrMittensthecat This study at NYU yielded fascinating results. I actually inquired about participating years ago when I first heard, but the data/research portion was already completed. https://t.co/PDiFMEo0H8 https://t.co/5j2ggUHCK8

Apr 26, 2019 · 6,450 followers View post →