Frontier mental health research: psychedelics & drug studies

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Magnesium–ibogaine therapy in veterans with traumatic brain injuries

Kirsten Cherian, Jackob N. Keynan, Lauren Anker, Afik Faerman, Randi Brown, Ahmed Shamma, et al.
Nature Medicine Summary & key facts 2024 51 citations

In a prospective, open-label study of 30 male Special Operations veterans with mostly mild traumatic brain injury, a treatment protocol combining magnesium and oral ibogaine (MISTIC), given with other supportive care, was associated with large, statistically significant improvements in functioning and in clinician-rated PTSD, depression and anxiety scores immediately after…

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