Curr Top Behav Neurosci
December 10, 2024
Xiaojue Hu, Ingmar Gorman, Elizabeth M. Nielson
3 citations
Psychedelic Harm Reduction and Integration (PHRI) is a transtheoretical clinical model for working with psychedelic experiences in therapeutic settings. Drawing from harm reduction psychotherapy, psychedelic-assisted therapy, mindfulness-based modalities, and psychodynamic therapy, PHRI offers a framework for clinicians to assist clients in preparing for and integrating psychedelic experiences...
Curr Top Behav Neurosci
November 24, 2024
Marc Aixalà
8 citations
Deepening Psychedelic Integration: Exploring Complex Settings, Understanding User's Struggles, and Implementing Safe Interventions.
Curr Top Behav Neurosci
November 2, 2024
Chiara Caporuscio, Sascha Benjamin Fink
7 citations
Belief change is crucial to therapeutic benefit in psychedelic-assisted therapy as well as in more traditional forms of therapy. However, the use of psychedelics comes with a few unique challenges that require extra caution. First, drastic belief changes may occur faster than in regular therapy. Facing radical and transformative insights all at once rather than through a gradual process of...
Curr Top Behav Neurosci
2018
Frederick S. Barrett, Roland R. Griffiths
268 citations
This chapter begins with a brief review of descriptions and definitions of mystical-type experiences and the historical connection between classic hallucinogens and mystical experiences. The chapter then explores the empirical literature on experiences with classic hallucinogens in which claims about mystical or religious experiences have been made. A psychometrically validated questionnaire is...
Curr Top Behav Neurosci
2018
Michael P. Bogenschutz, Stephen Ross
84 citations
This chapter reviews what is known about the therapeutic uses of the serotonergic or classic hallucinogens, i.e., psychoactive drugs such as LSD and psilocybin that exert their effects primarily through agonist activity at serotonin 2A (5HT2A) receptors. Following a review of the history of human use and scientific study of these drugs, the data from clinical research are summarized, including...
Curr Top Behav Neurosci
2018
Dennis J. Mckenna, Jordi Riba
67 citations
New World indigenous peoples are noted for their sophisticated use of psychedelic plants in shamanic and ethnomedical practices. The use of psychedelic plant preparations among New World tribes is far more prevalent than in the Old World. Yet, although these preparations are botanically diverse, almost all are chemically similar in that their active principles are tryptamine derivatives, either...