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A study comparing psilocybin and escitalopram for depression found that while both improve mood, they affect brain responses to emotional stimuli differently; escitalopram reduces brain activity linked to emotions, potentially causing emotional blunting, whereas psilocybin preserves or enhances emotional responsiveness, suggesting different mechanisms of action.
A study comparing the effects of psilocybin and escitalopram on depression found that both treatments resulted in improved mental health outcomes. Psilocybin treatment showed a more robust antidepressant response, including decreases in neuroticism, introversion, disagreeableness, and impulsivity, while escitalopram treatment showed decreases in neuroticism, disagreeableness, and impulsivity. However, there were no significant differences in the magnitude of response between the two therapies. Another research paper analyzing the same study found that psilocybin therapy, but not escitalopram, led to improvements in mental health outcomes through reductions in experiential avoidance. These findings suggest that psilocybin therapy may be more effective in helping patients confront the root causes of their depression.