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Tracy A. Balboni

2 papers in the library · 34 citations · publishing 2018-2021

Papers

Mapping an Agenda for Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Research in Patients with Serious Illness.

J Palliat Med April 13, 2021 Yvan Beaussant, James A. Tulsky, Benjamin Guérin et al. 34 citations

Researchers from palliative care, psychosocial oncology, spiritual care, oncology, and psychedelic-assisted therapies identified seven key opportunities for advancing research on psychedelic-assisted therapy for people with serious illness. Four opportunities relate to science and design: clarifying which conditions the therapy is indicated for, developing and refining therapeutic protocols, investigating how set and setting affect outcomes, and understanding mechanisms of action. Three opportunities concern institutional and societal drivers: education and certification for therapists, regulations and funding, and diversity and inclusion. Participants also noted epistemological limitations of the medical model for understanding psychedelics' therapeutic value.

DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2020.0764 (opens in new tab) Full text (opens in new tab) Psychedelic medicine Hallucinogen therapy Mental health: well-being Psychological health +8

The Secular–Sacred Divide in Medicine

Oxford Medicine Online October 1, 2018 Michael J. Balboni, Tracy A. Balboni

Modern Western consciousness is built on a series of fundamental splits—between body and soul, science and revelation, immanence and transcendence—that leave no unity between opposing spheres. Medicine, as a social institution, aligns with the side of these divides that excludes religion. This dualistic thinking shapes social structures that privatize religion, secularize time and space, and strictly separate church and state.

DOI: 10.1093/med/9780199325764.003.0007 (opens in new tab)