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Dr. David Hellerstein said side effects are not surprising given the intensity of the psychedelic experience from the drug, but they underscore the importance of using psilocybin in a medical setting.

“The jury is still very much out in terms of what the effects of this pandemic are going to be on this generation,” Dani Dumitriu, an assistant professor of pediatrics at Columbia, said.

Beyond the long work hours there is also stigma around mental health issues—even among health care professionals—and that can be a barrier to residents and other health care workers seeking care.