Mental health | Mushrooms promising but not a magic cure

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By Dr Melané van Zyl

JOHANNESBURG – Mushrooms are in vogue and not only as a delicious addition to meals.

Increasingly, mushrooms are being used for wellness with the psychedelic drug psilocybin in some mushrooms being used as a treatment for depression, substance abuse and post traumatic stress disorder.

There are growing calls for the decriminalisation of psychedelics.

But the South African Society of Psychiatrists has warned they are not without risks.

Psychiatrist and member of the Society of Psychiatrists, Dr Melane van Zyl, unpacks the risks.

Tune into eNCA for more.