Is 2024 the Year for Psychedelic Medicine?

Psychedelic therapy might be closer to reality than previously thought, with big movements in 2024 for midomafetamine capsules (MDMA)-assisted therapy and a separate adjunct treatment with psilocybin for mental health disorders. MDMA-assisted therapy from Lykos Therapeutics is being evaluated in combination with psychological interventions, which include psychotherapy and other services from a health care provider, for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). CYB003 (Cybin), a psilocybin compound, is being evaluated as an adjunctive treatment for major depressive disorder.^1,2