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ReviewNeuroscience applied2024

Knowledge gaps in psychedelic medicalisation: Clinical studies and regulatory aspects.

Drummond E-Wen McCulloch, Matthias E Liechti, Kim Pc Kuypers, David Nutt, Johan Lundberg, Dea Siggaard Stenbæk, Guy M Goodwin, Gerhard Gründer, Florence Butlen-Ducuing, Marion Haberkamp and 2 more

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Review in Neuroscience applied, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Ten practical suggestions for setting up a psychedelic study.Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England) · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Drummond E-Wen McCullochNeurobiology Research Unit, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Matthias E LiechtiDivision of Clinical Pharmacology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Kim Pc KuypersDepartment of Neuropsychology and Psychopharmacology, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
David NuttCentre for Psychedelic Research, Department of Brain Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Johan LundbergCentre for Psychiatry Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, & Stockholm Health Care Services, Region Stockholm, Karolinska University Hospital, SE-171 76, Stockholm, Sweden.
Dea Siggaard StenbækDepartment of Psychology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Guy M GoodwinUniversity Department of Psychiatry, Oxford and Compass Pathways Plc, London, UK.
Gerhard GründerCentral Institute of Mental Health, Department of Molecular Neuroimaging, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany.
Florence Butlen-DucuingEuropean Medicines Agency, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Marion HaberkampFederal Institute of Drugs and Medical Devices, Section Neurology, Psychiatry, Ophthalmology, Bonn, Germany.
Steffen ThirstrupEuropean Medicines Agency, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Gitte M KnudsenInstitute of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Psychedelic drugs including psilocybin and LSD are undergoing clinical trials for a range of psychiatric and neurological conditions, and have particularly shown substantial promise in phase 2 studies of depression. In this article we outline key knowledge gaps that may be imperative for a successful implementation of psychedelic drugs as medicines as identified by members of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology at the New Frontiers Meeting in Nice (2023). Key themes include pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic characterisation, comparisons between psychedelics, the relation between the duration of subjective effects and therapeutic outcomes, polypharmacology, and the impact of psychological support. We conclude with a perspective from the European Medicines Agency and Heath Technology Assessors on the most pressing requirements for medical implementation in Europe.

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PMID40656112
PMCPMC12244102

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