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Victoria Williamson

6 papers in the library · 48 citations · publishing 2024-2025

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Investigational psilocybin treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder: a qualitative study of participant experience, trauma engagement, and differences from standard treatment.

EClinicalMedicine December 1, 2025 Nadav Liam Modlin, Victoria Williamson, Guy M. Goodwin et al. 2 citations

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating condition leading to significant personal and societal burden. Standard treatments frequently demonstrate limited efficacy, leading to persistent symptoms and high dropout rates. Psilocybin has shown promise in treating depression, a condition that is often comorbid with PTSD. We aimed to explore participant experiences of psilocybin...

Perspectives on Trauma Treatment, Self-Management Strategies, and Attitudes Toward Psychedelic Therapies in Individuals with Psychological Trauma Symptoms

Psychiatry and Clinical Psychopharmacology August 14, 2025 Nadav Liam Modlin, Jessica L Maples-Keller, Maria Sarang et al.

Background: Current trauma treatment options often fail to meet patients' needs. Despite the availability of established interventions, many trauma treatments fail to adequately meet patients' needs. In parallel, there has been renewed scientific and public interest in the therapeutic potential of psychedelics and related compounds, accompanied by increasing unsupervised use. This underscores...

Clinical conceptualisation of PTSD in psilocybin treatment: disrupting a pre-determined and over-determined maladaptive interpretive framework

Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology June 8, 2025 Nadav Liam Modlin, Victoria Williamson, Carolina Maggio et al. 1 citation

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and associated trauma and stressor-related disorders are common and debilitating, presenting significant treatment challenges due to their complex interplay of biological, cognitive, affective, somatic and social factors. Current treatments, while advancing and effective, yield limited efficacy for many individuals, underscoring the need for novel...

Participants’ Experience of Psychedelic Integration Groups and Processes: A Qualitative Thematic Analysis

Psychedelic Medicine November 26, 2024 Nadav Liam Modlin, Tyler McPhee, Nira Zazon et al. 5 citations

Background: Psychedelics such as psilocybin, lysergic acid diethylamide, and 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine are increasingly recognized for their potential therapeutic benefits in treating complex and chronic mental health conditions. Growing public interest in psychedelics may drive increased consumption outside of medically supervised clinical trials. Correspondingly, legality issues and...

A rapid narrative review of the clinical evolution of psychedelic treatment in clinical trials.

Npj Ment Health Res July 2, 2024 Ronit Kishon, Nadav Liam Modlin, Yael M. Cycowicz et al. 22 citations

Pre-prohibition psychedelic research with complex psychiatric patients generated a wealth of treatment methodologies and practices, providing invaluable clinical insights pertaining to the medical administration of psychedelics in various mental health diagnoses. Building upon these early studies, which lack the rigor and research tools available today, contemporary psychedelic research has...

Trauma-Informed Care in Psychedelic Therapy Research: A Qualitative Literature Review of Evidence-Based Psychotherapy Interventions in PTSD and Psychedelic Therapy Across Conditions.

Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment 2024 Nadav Liam Modlin, Michael Creed, Maria Sarang et al. 18 citations

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with significant patient burden. While pharmacotherapies and evidence-based psychotherapy interventions (EBPI) are effective, studies consistently highlight inadequate outcomes and high treatment dropout. Psychedelic therapy (PT) has shown preliminary promise across difficult-to-treat conditions, including MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD,...