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Moderators of ayahuasca's biological antidepressant action

Sousa GM, de Oliveira Tavares VD, de Menezes Galvao AC, de Almeida RN, Palhano-Fontes F, Lobao-Soares B, Freire FAM, Nunes EA, Maia-de-Oliveira JP, Perkins D, Sarris J, de Araujo DB, Galvao-Coelho NL

Frontiers in Psychiatry (2022)

Secondary analysis of RCT
Abstract

Investigated biological moderators of ayahuasca's antidepressant effect. Emotional, cognitive, and physiological parameters during dosing moderated BDNF and cortisol changes, pointing toward personalized medicine approaches.

Participants72
Citations30
Study TypeSecondary analysis of RCT
moderatorsBDNFcortisolpersonalized medicine
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1033816View on PubMed

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