Psychedelics and the essential importance of context.
J Psychopharmacol February 15, 2018 Robin Carhart-Harris, Leor Roseman, Eline Haijen et al. 646 citations
Psychedelic drugs are making waves as modern trials support their therapeutic potential and various media continue to pique public interest. In this opinion piece, we draw attention to a long-recognised component of the psychedelic treatment model, namely ‘set’ and ‘setting’ – subsumed here under the umbrella term ‘context’. We highlight: (a) the pharmacological mechanisms of classic...