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How Psilocybin May Provide Relief for Postpartum Depression

How Psilocybin May Provide Relief for Postpartum Depression

By Maria Shriver
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Early research has suggested psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, may be effective at treating clinical depression and PTSD. Now, it is being studied as a potential new therapy for postpartum depression, a serious conditions which affects one in 7 new mothers. Maria Shriver reports for TODAY.

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