Psychological support can be distinguished from psychotherapy: Clarifications for future empirical work.
General Hospital Psychiatry 2026 Jonathan R Schettino, Katherine Cheung, Sandeep M. Nayak et al.
Classic psychedelic studies involve interpersonal interactions with participants before, during, and after the acute effects of psychedelics. In the field of psychedelic research, there is currently a debate about whether this interpersonal interaction is most accurately considered "psychological support," "psychotherapy," or something else. Proponents of the psychological support label...