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A new study finds that a single dose of LSD can ease generalized anxiety disorder, or GAD, a disabling form of anxiety that affects about one in 10 people over the course of a year. mikkelwilliam/iStockphoto/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption mikkelwilliam/iStockphoto/Getty Images A rigorous new study finds that a single dose of LSD can ease anxiety and depression for …

WASHINGTON (AP) — LSD reduced symptoms of anxiety in a midstage study published Thursday, paving the way for additional testing and possible medical approval of a psychedelic drug that has been banned in the U.S. for more than a half century. The results from drugmaker Mindmed tested several doses of LSD in patients with moderate-to-severe generalized anxiety disorder, with the …