Tulisa Contostavlos has detailed her recent 'intense' seven day ayahuasca retreat in Peru where taking the psychedelic drug ...

For decades, the idea that the human brain might naturally produce the psychedelic compound DMT has attracted considerable attention. It has been speculated that DMT could function as a natural ...

Over the last few years, evidence has piled up that psychedelic drugs can provide relatively rapid relief from the symptoms of clinical depression. The drugs seemingly work by boosting the brain’s ...

Psychedelics are psychoactive substances that trigger unusual mental states, also referred to as "trips," altering the perceptions, thoughts, and emotions of those taking them and typically inducing ...

A powerful psychedelic, best known for its intense but brief effects, may offer a new way to treat depression. In a Phase 2 clinical trial at Imperial College London, a single intravenous dose of ...

A single dose of the psychedelic drug dimethyltryptamine (DMT) had a rapid and sustained effect on depressive symptoms in a small trial. DMT – a fast-acting and extremely potent psychedelic found in ...

Researchers find DMT – used in shamanic rituals – in tandem with psychotherapy has significant effect People with major depressive disorder can see a rapid and lasting improvement after a single dose ...

Veterans and others who have suffered trauma and injuries are flocking to clinics around the world to take ibogaine. My own ...

Your article about DMT and ayahuasca as a cure for depression (“Psychedelic in ayahuasca shows promise against depression”, Report, February 17) reminded me of when I was introduced to DMT in 1966 by ...

In 1962, a group of religious scholars took psilocybin during a Good Friday service and many reported overwhelming encounters with what they described as God, awe, and cosmic unity. For thousands of ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A psychedelic compound found in the Amazonian hallucinogenic brew ayahuasca quickly curbed clinical depression ...