Introduction Psychedelic assisted therapy has gained increasing clinical and research attention in the last decade due to its demonstrated therapeutic potential across a variety of complex and treatment-resistant psychiatric and psychosocial conditions. As interest grows, so has the development of facilitator education and training programs. Despite this proliferation, concerns remain regarding...
The CAnadian Network for Psychedelic-Assisted Cancer Therapy (CAN-PACT) was launched in 2025 to address urgent gaps in supportive care for Canadians with cancer experiencing demoralization syndrome (loss of meaning, dysphoria, disheartenment, helplessness, a sense of failure) and related psychosocial distress. CAN-PACT has six major objectives: (1) to develop a national interdisciplinary...
Christopher P. Albertyn, Jérémie Richard, Ron Joseph Shore et al.
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Demoralization syndrome (DS) - a distinct clinical entity characterized by helplessness, hopelessness, and a persistent loss of meaning - affects approximately one in five Canadians with advanced cancer and is associated with increased desire for hastened death, negative clinical outcomes, and higher economic burden, yet recognition and treatment of DS remains suboptimal in modern oncology....