Abstract: Psychedelic-assisted therapy (PAT) may be approaching its own “Dodo Bird” moment: the appearance that multiple psychotherapeutic modalities “work” equally well, not because they are interchangeable, but because both symptom-focused outcome measures and, more fundamentally, the assumptions embedded in dominant RCT paradigms are ill-suited for probing the dynamic, relational, and...
Background: Research in psychedelic medicine has focused primarily on civilian populations. Further study is needed to understand whether these treatments are effective for Veteran populations.Objectives: Here, we examine the effectiveness of psychedelic-assisted therapy among trauma-exposed Special Operations Forces Veterans (SOFV) seeking treatment for cognitive and mental health problems in...