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How Legal Psilocybin Therapy Works in Switzerland

How Legal Psilocybin Therapy Works in Switzerland

Psilocybin mushrooms

What they found

Swiss physicians treating 1,048 patients under legal exemptions used psilocybin in 85.4% of practices, averaging 5.1 sessions per patient.

Swiss physicians treating 1,048 patients under legal exemptions used psilocybin in 85.4% of practices, averaging 5.1 sessions per patient.

The number

1,048 patients

How solid is it?

Early human

Early human

Human – observational/survey

Human – observational/survey

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

At a glance

Latin name

Compound

psilocybin, MDMA, LSD

psilocybin, MDMA, LSD

Sample size

1,048 patients (physician survey)

1,048 patients (physician survey)

Published in

Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology

Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology

Covered in Shroom Scan

Section

PSILOCYBIN & LEGISLATION

PSILOCYBIN & LEGISLATION

As it ran in Shroom Scan

Real-World Psilocybin Care

Real-World Psilocybin Care

Swiss physicians surveyed had treated 1,048 patients under legal psychedelic-assisted therapy exemptions, using psilocybin in 85.4% of practices, MDMA in 70.7%, and LSD in 65.9%. Patients received an average of 5.1 substance sessions, usually spaced 3 months apart, with psilocybin most often preferred for depression, somatic issues, and substance use disorder. This is one of the clearest looks at how psychedelic therapy actually works outside clinical trials, including preparation, integration, music, co-sitters, consent, adverse effects, and real access barriers.

Swiss physicians surveyed had treated 1,048 patients under legal psychedelic-assisted therapy exemptions, using psilocybin in 85.4% of practices, MDMA in 70.7%, and LSD in 65.9%. Patients received an average of 5.1 substance sessions, usually spaced 3 months apart, with psilocybin most often preferred for depression, somatic issues, and substance use disorder. This is one of the clearest looks at how psychedelic therapy actually works outside clinical trials, including preparation, integration, music, co-sitters, consent, adverse effects, and real access barriers.

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