The PSIKET scientific project reviews and compares two known psychedelic substances and their effects on people suffering from hard depression, and on a group of oncological patients in the terminal stage of their illness. The research focuses on psilocybin – an effective substance present in psychedelic mushrooms, and ketamine, the dissociative anaesthesia. Both substances are known for the rapidity of the drug’s effect. This fact is thought to be the key parameter for this form of treatment of depression and existential distress.

The PSIKET project is conducting a detailed study on psilocybin’s mechanism, rapidity, and length of its antidepressant effect. These results are then compared to the effects of ketamine. 

If the expectations of the scientific team are met, the results of these studies will lead to significant improvements in ways that depression can be treated. The application of these results can also help patients in palliative care with a dignified departure from life.