'Magic mushrooms’ may ease obsessive compulsive disorder, study finds: NewsTarget.com

Psilocybin, the hallucinogenic compound found in "magic" mushrooms, might be a key tool in treating obsessive-compulsive disorder, suggest the results of a recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

Obsessive-compulsive order, or OCD, is the fourth most frequently diagnosed psychiatric disorder today, after phobias, depression and alcoholism. There are approximately 6 million people in the United States alone with the disorder, which is characterized by ritualistic repetition of certain behaviors such as washing and counting.

This study is the first to investigate the benefits of psilocybin, which is derived from illegal psychedelic mushrooms. The hallucinogen has some patients in the study able to walk barefoot on the floor -- an act that most patients with OCD would not be able to consider before being treated with the psilocybin -- and experiencing relief from other OCD symptoms. The results are temporary, usually lasting for about 24 hours after taking the lowest dose, but the scientists report one patient's symptoms went into remission for more than six months.

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