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Sarah Hales

5 papers in the library · 22 citations · publishing 2023-2025

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Psilocybin in late-life mental health: Addressing depression, loneliness, and existential anxiety

General Hospital Psychiatry December 9, 2025 Gerasimos Konstantinou, Joshua D. Rosenblat, Sarah Hales et al. 4 citations

The global demographic shift toward aging populations has intensified the need for innovative therapeutic interventions targeting late-life mental health conditions, notably depression, loneliness, and existential distress. Traditional pharmacological treatments often exhibit limited efficacy and poor tolerability in older patients, primarily due to age-related physiological changes and the...

Psilocybin-assisted Existential, Attachment and RelationaL (PEARL) therapy for patients with advanced cancer: protocol for a multi-method feasibility trial

Pilot and Feasibility Studies October 28, 2025 Candice Richardson, Cindy Chan, Emily Macgregor et al. 1 citation

BACKGROUND: Individuals with advanced cancer often experience high levels of distress for which there are few standardized treatment approaches. Our multidisciplinary team has combined existing evidence-based approaches into Psilocybin-assisted Existential, Attachment, and RelationaL (PEARL) therapy. PEARL therapy combines elements from psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy, including preparatory...

The Use of Psychedelics for Grief Following Death due to Advanced Illness: A Scoping Review.

Omega July 10, 2025 Daniel Rosenbaum, Celina Carter, Brandon A Cirella et al. 1 citation

Background: There is promising evidence that psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy may be a powerful new treatment approach for mortality-related distress. However, less is known about the possible benefits for people experiencing grief. Aim: To explore what is known about using psychedelics to attend to grief following death due to advanced illness. Design: This scoping review followed Arskey and...

Commentary: Access to Psychedelics for Psychological Suffering at the End of Life - Prioritizing Our Priorities.

Healthcare policy = Politiques de sante May 1, 2023 Daniel Rosenbaum, Sarah Hales, Daniel Z. Buchman 5 citations

We agree with Kratina et al. (2023) that the problem of psychological suffering at the end of life deserves attention from a policy standpoint and that psychedelic therapies show promise in this clinical context. However, we argue the following in this rejoinder: (1) disproportionate attention to psychedelics may overstate the current evidence base, potentially diverting resources away from...