After the declaration of the pandemic, positive trends were observed for the terms “psilocybin,” “psychedelic therapy,” “antidepressants,” “anxiety,” and “addiction,” no significant trends were observed for the terms “depression” and “cocaine,” and a negative trend was observed for the term “cannabis.” Significant differences were observed in the slopes for the terms “psychedelic therapy,” “antidepressant,” “addiction,” and “cocaine,” while slopes appeared similar for the terms “psilocybin,” “depression,” “anxiety,” and “cannabis.” Trends for terms “psychedelic therapy,” “antidepressant,” “addiction,” and “cocaine” increased (ie, higher slope after the declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic).
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Public Interest in Psilocybin and Psychedelic Therapy in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Google Trends Analysis.
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Positive values, indicating a positive trend, were noted for the terms “psilocybin,” “psychedelic therapy,” “antidepressants,” and “anxiety,” while negative values, indicating a negative trend, were noted for the terms “depression,” “addiction,” “cannabis,” and “cocaine.” For the period after the declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic, Tau- U v
Positive values, indicating a positive trend, were noted for the terms “psilocybin,” “psychedelic therapy,” “antidepressants,” and “anxiety,” while negative values, indicating a negative trend, were noted for the terms “depression,” “addiction,” “cannabis,” and “cocaine.” For the period after the declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic, Tau- U values were statistically significant (indicating a significant trend) for all terms except for “depression” and “cocaine.” Positive trends were noted for the terms “psilocybin,” “psychedelic therapy,” “antidepressants,” “anxiety,” and “addiction,” while negative trends were noted for “cannabis.” All trends had Tau- U values ranging –0.4 to 0.4, except for the terms “psilocybin,” “psychedelic therapy,” and “antidepressant,” which had positive trends outside of this range.