A feasibility trial delivering psilocybin-assisted therapy for treatment-resistant depression within the UK health service reports encouraging adherence and safety — it opens future questions about who is reached, where treatment happens and what standards will be needed to sustain it.
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Galindo, L., Ragnhildstveit, A. & Illingworth, B.J.G. The trials of translating psilocybin treatment from research to practice. Nat Med (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-026-04597-y
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