Teacher Stephen Touyz from the Science Faculty, Charles Perkins Center Y InsideOut Institute and his team, including the Sydney researchers, Professor Iain MacGregor and dr. samuel railing from the Lambert Initiative and associate professor Sarah Maguire from InsideOut Institute received $1,175,522 for PANOREXIA: A Clinical Trial of Psilocybin-Assisted Psychotherapy in Anorexia Nervosa.
The trial will build on strong international collaborations to assess the safety and efficacy of psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy for patients for whom conventional treatment of anorexia nervosa has failed.
“We need to constantly remind ourselves that anorexia nervosa continues to have one of the highest mortality rates in psychiatry. It is an extremely debilitating and widespread disorder that can result in immense suffering for those who suffer from it and a nightmare for those caring for a loved one or friend,” said Professor Touyz.
“It is hoped that this psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy trial may demonstrate better clinical outcomes, especially in those patients for whom other treatments have failed.”
“What is particularly exciting with psychedelics is Australia’s political will to take international leadership in this area, as this round of funding from MRFF demonstrates,” the professor added. Iain MacGregor.
“We are delighted to be working with a dream team of world-leading researchers from Imperial College, Johns Hopkins University and leading Australian universities on this incredibly significant trial.”
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