Neuroscience Applied
September 1, 2026
Carolina Seybert, Ana Matos Pires, Luís Madeira et al.
The therapeutic benefits of psychedelics for neuropsychiatric conditions have gathered significant attention in Europe and around the world, with treatments using psilocybin, MDMA, and ketamine as notable examples. However, the mind-altering effects of these substances, and the complexity of their regulatory frameworks, both within and outside of therapeutic use, imply careful clinical...
Psychedelics
June 28, 2026
Joost J. Breeksema, Ulf Bremberg, Jens H van Dalfsen et al.
The research, understanding, and implementation of psychedelic therapies is characterised by a layered complexity that arises from the dynamic interactions between pharmacological and extra-pharmacological factors, and the embeddedness of psychedelics within broader societal, legal, and regulatory systems ill-equipped to accommodate them. This complexity is compounded by an epistemic...
Clinical Psychology Review
February 2, 2026
Jolien K E Veraart, Nina Schimmers, Joost J. Breeksema et al.
4 citations
Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP) is considered a promising treatment strategy in psychiatric disorders, combining psychotherapeutic interventions with the rapid-acting pharmacological effects of ketamine towards enhancing outcomes. Although KAP has been practiced for many years across different diagnoses, evidence regarding optimal treatment methods and working mechanisms remains limited...
The lancet. Psychiatry
2025
Carolina Seybert, Nina Schimmers, Lucio Silva et al.
26 citations
Although studies of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy are accumulating, there is no consensus regarding best practice of the psychotherapeutic component. In this systematic review, we summarised the quality of reporting on psychological interventions in research about psychedelic treatments. The design followed PRISMA guidelines and was preregistered in PROSPERO (CRD42022319221). We searched...
Brain Stimulation
October 5, 2021
Gonçalo Cotovio, Albino J Oliveira-Maia, Carter Paul et al.
3 citations
Funding Information: GC was funded by Funda??o para a Ci?ncia e Tecnologia (FCT; Portugal) through a PhD Scholarship (SFRH/BD/130210/2017). AJO-M was funded by FCT (Portugal) through a Junior Research and Career Development Award from the Harvard Medical School ? Portugal Program (HMSP-ICJ/0020/2011). GC and AJO-M were supported by grant PTDC/MED-NEU/31331/2017, and AJO-M by grant...
Revista Portuguesa de Psiquiatria e Saúde Mental
September 8, 2021
Gonçalo Cotovio, Ana Maia, Ana Velosa et al.
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