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The last sentence of the abstract does a good job of this:

>"Based on the present results, we propose that psilocybin with psychological support is a treatment approach that potentially revives emotional responsiveness in depression, enabling patients to reconnect with their emotions."

This hypothesis was borne out in the data produced by the experiment.

Essentially, they were able to increase empathy in their patients which enabled the patients to experience less isolation, thus relieving (some/most of) their depression.

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Sounds like an alternative might then be loving kindness meditation which is basically a mental workout plan for opening up and feeling kindness to yourself, other people, and human experience in general.