June 4, 2026
Jason B. Luoma, M. Kati Lear, Brian Pilecki et al.
preprint
Background: ±3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) has positive effects on socio-emotional processing and MDMA-Assisted Therapy (MDMA-AT) showed promise for treating SAD in a previous placebo-controlled trial. Aims: Develop a preliminary estimate of clinical response and safety for MDMA-AT versus waitlist in adults with SAD. Secondary aims included refinement of a standardized psychotherapy...
Journal of Psychedelic Studies
September 17, 2024
Adam W. Levin, Aryan Sarparast, Paul Nagib et al.
This study sought to identify patterns of psychedelic use among American psychiatrists, to compare the demographic variables across categories of social proximity and personal use, and to determine how these categories influenced psychiatrists' attitudes towards drugs and people who use drugs.Respondents (N = 180; mean age = 48.4 [SD = 16.2]; male = 65.5%; trainees = 24.1%) were recruited via...
Current Psychiatry
February 1, 2023
Aryan Sarparast
I would like to remark on “Psychedelics for treating psychiatric disorders: Are they safe?” (Current Psychiatry, December 2022, p. 14-22, doi:10.12788/ cp.0309), specifically “psilocybin use has been decriminalized … and some states (such as Oregon) have legalized it for therapeutic use.
Psychopharmacology
March 7, 2022
Aryan Sarparast, Kelan Thomas, Benjamin Malcolm et al.
85 citations
As MDMA and psilocybin continue to move through the FDA drug development process, this systematic review offers a compilation of existing research on psychiatric drug-drug interactions with MDMA or psilocybin.
Michael Sarvi, Aryan Sarparast
preprint
Abstract Background State-regulated psilocybin services have expanded access outside research settings. Patients seeking these services may have medical and psychiatric complexity not represented in clinical trials, while guidance for clinicians advising them remains limited. We introduce the Psilocybin Education and Assessment Collaborative for Excellence (PEACE), a consultation model within a...