Topic: chronic fear disorders

The experience of aversive events is a component of everyone’s lives. People perceive aversive events and traumas in distinct ways, but the explanation of this different perception is poorly understood. In some cases, maladaptive responses to traumatic events may leads to chronic fear disorders, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Despite the high prevalence of such disorders, effective treatments for trauma remain scarce. Recently, psilocybin has emerged as a promising drug for major depressive disorder (MDD) and potentially PTSD. However, its mechanism of action and how it could