Psychedelic Therapy vs Antidepressants for the Treatment of Depression Under Equal Unblinding Conditions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis - PubMed
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- Psychedelic-assisted therapy (PAT) was compared with open-label traditional antidepressants (TADs) for treating major depression under equal unblinding conditions.
- PAT was found to be no more effective than open-label TADs, with a slight difference of 0.3 favoring TADs (95% CI, -1.39 to 1.98; P = .73).
- Open-label TADs showed better outcomes than blinded TADs (difference of 1.3; 95% CI, 0.07-2.51; P = .04), but this difference was not observed in PAT trials.
- The study highlights that PAT trials are effectively always open-label, and blinding integrity is crucial for accurate comparisons.
- Results challenge highly optimistic narratives about PAT and emphasize the need for rigorous trial designs in depression treatment research.