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We recently published a new study, which investigated whether psilocybin therapy could help people living with anorexia nervosa (AN), and we reported promising results.

Mental illnesses today present an urgent challenge for young people. Conditions such as depression, anxiety, and behavioural and eating disorders typically peak around the age of 15, with up to 75% of lifetime psychiatric illnesses emerging by the age of 25. According to the World Health Organization, mental health conditions account for 15% of the global burden of disease among individuals aged 10 to 19, with suicide standing as the third leading cause of death for those age

Nutt et al. recently proposed a common lexicon for psychedelic science including dosing categories for different forms of psychedelic use across multiple substances.

Over the past decade, psychedelics have moved from the margins of psychiatry into some of the world's leading academic centres, where they are being investigated for conditions ranging from treatment-resistant depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to addiction, anorexia nervosa and end-of-life anxiety. The results have generated real excitement, particularly for psilocybin, where several large studies have shown rapid and sometimes sustained benefits after only