Clinically relevant acute subjective effects of psychedelics beyond mystical experience

DB Yaden, SP Goldy, B Weiss… - Nature Reviews …, 2024‏ - nature.com
The administration of classic psychedelics has been associated with well-being and mental
health benefits as well as risks and adverse events. The acute subjective effects of …

Quality of reporting on psychological interventions in psychedelic treatments: a systematic review

C Seybert, N Schimmers, L Silva… - The Lancet …, 2024‏ - thelancet.com
Although studies of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy are accumulating, there is no
consensus regarding best practice of the psychotherapeutic component. In this systematic …

Experiential training in psychedelic‐assisted therapy: A risk‐benefit analysis

D Rosenbaum, C Hare, E Hapke… - Hastings Center …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Well‐trained, competent therapists are crucial for safe and effective psychedelic‐assisted
therapy (PAT). The question whether PAT training programs should require aspiring …

Naturalistic psychedelic therapy: The role of relaxation and subjective drug effects in antidepressant response

AE Calder, B Rausch, ME Liechti… - Journal of …, 2024‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Psychedelic-assisted therapy (PAT) is permitted in Switzerland under its limited
medical use program. Data from patients in this program represent a unique opportunity to …

Psilocybin increases emotional empathy in patients with major depression

J Jungwirth, R von Rotz, I Dziobek… - Molecular …, 2024‏ - nature.com
Empathy plays a crucial role in interpersonal relationships and mental health. It is decreased
in a variety of psychiatric disorders including major depression. Psilocybin, a promising …

[HTML][HTML] Suicide of a Patient Shortly After Psilocybin-Assisted Psychedelic Therapy. A Case Report

F Müller, T Sauer, C Hänny, M Mühlhauser, UE Lang - Psychiatry Research, 2025‏ - Elsevier
A 60-year-old male patient with a 20-year history of recurrent depression was admitted to
our hospital in March 2023. His primary diagnosis was a severe depressive episode without …

Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy: Where is the psychotherapy research?

JS Aday, D Horton, G Fernandes-Osterhold… - …, 2024‏ - Springer
Objectives As clinical trials for psychedelic compounds continue the transition from safety-
and feasibility-testing to evaluating efficacy, the role of the accompanying psychotherapy …

The Therapeutic Effects of Classic Psychedelics in Alcohol Use Disorder

BA Pagni, J Wong, MP Bogenschutz - Current Addiction Reports, 2024‏ - Springer
Purpose of review This article utilizes a pre-existing framework in the field of addiction to
comprehensively capture the effects of classic psychedelics (psilocybin, lysergic acid …

Strategies for resolving challenging psychedelic experiences: insights from a mixed-methods study

MJ Wood, RG McAlpine, SK Kamboj - Scientific Reports, 2024‏ - nature.com
Psychedelic substances are garnering renewed interest for their potential therapeutic
applications, yet the mechanisms by which challenging experiences during psychedelic use …

A reflection on paradigmatic tensions within the FDA advisory committee for MDMA-assisted therapy

L Roseman - Journal of Psychopharmacology, 2024‏ - journals.sagepub.com
The recent rejection of 3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)-assisted therapy by
the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is a dramatic moment in the re-emergence of …