Journal of Psychoactive Drugs
June 10, 2026
Jack H Buchanan, Brandon Reynante, Michael T. Dinh et al.
Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP) is an emerging treatment approach that may enhance ketamine's antidepressant effects through neuroplastic synergism or transformative psychological experience. Despite growing clinical use, real-world KAP practices remain understudied. This cross-sectional survey examined the practices of fifty licensed KAP providers treating depression, recruited from a...
Front Psychol
February 5, 2025
Joseph A. Zamaria, Gisele Fernandes-Osterhold, Jonathan Shedler et al.
21 citations
Psychedelics assisting therapy, or therapy assisting psychedelics? The importance of psychotherapy in psychedelic-assisted therapy.
Psychopharmacology
August 1, 2024
Kimberly Sakai, Ellen Bradley, Joseph A. Zamaria et al.
10 citations
Treatments with the serotonergic psychedelic psilocybin are being investigated for multiple neuropsychiatric disorders. Because many patients with these disorders use selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), understanding interactions between psilocybin and SSRIs is critical for evaluating the safety, efficacy, and scalability of psilocybin-based treatments. Current knowledge about...
Psychedelic Medicine
May 19, 2023
Mollie Pleet, Joshua White, Joseph A. Zamaria et al.
12 citations
Introduction: A resurgence of interest in the use of psychedelics for mental health and wellness has stimulated greater experimentation with psychedelics in society. Although clinical psychedelic trials protect research participants by offering a safe setting, thorough preparation, and containment during and after ingestion of psychedelic medicines, many try these substances without the benefit...
NeuroQuantology
May 24, 2016
Joseph A. Zamaria
32 citations
This study is an examination of the positive and persisting psychological and behavioral aftereffects in eight individuals who reported consumption of psilocybin-containing mushrooms. Mushrooms containing psilocybin have been used for healing and spiritual purposes for thousands of years, and the therapeutic applications of psilocybin were scientifically examined beginning in the mid-20th...