Date of Award
Spring 5-2-2022
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
June 2026
College Granting Degree
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Erica Young
Thesis/Dissertation Co-Chair
Gregory Macleod
Abstract
In recent years, the numbers of psychiatric cases have nearly doubled. While some treatments options are available, an increase in the prevalence of treatment-resistant mental health disorders represent a need to develop other therapeutics for maladaptive behavioral management. Currently, the serotonergic psychedelic LSD, ketamine, psilocybin, and MDMA in the micro-dosing form are being investigated for their efficacy in the treatment-resistant individuals. Ongoing trials indicate that not only are psychedelics efficacious and safe in the micro-dosing form, but this form of medication may provide both immediate and long-term relief. There is evidence to show that all four aforementioned hallucinogens are capable of precipitating a change in maladaptive thinking into more constructive thought processes and healthy behaviors. These psychedelics still await FDA approval, but they represent exciting potential as transformative therapeutics for application to treatment-resistant mental health disorders.
Recommended Citation
Weisenberg, Emmy, "A REVIEW OF THE CURRENT LITERATURE REGARDING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PSYCHEDELICS IN TREATMENT-RESISTANT PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS" (2022). Harriet L Wilkes Honors College Theses. 22.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_honors/22