International Review of Psychiatry
March 31, 2026
Anne Anne Lingford-Hughes
This piece is a personal and evidence-informed perspective on the current status and future direction of addiction psychiatry in the UK, based on my 30 years as a clinical academic addiction psychiatrist. Alcohol and drug addictions are associated with immense burdens to the individual and society, and this is likely to endure. Challenges facing addiction services to overcome include...
International Review of Psychiatry
June 5, 2024
Katherine Cheung, Caleigh Propes, Edward Jacobs et al.
11 citations
A number of organizations have developed or are developing psychedelic integration groups, held in person or online. In parallel, there have been calls to make enhanced integration available in the community after clinical trials. Here, we explore a potential reason why individuals may seek out these groups: namely, the feelings of disconnection and loneliness that may arise after the...
International Review of Psychiatry
May 23, 2024
Rebecca Ehrenkranz, Manish Agrawal, J. Kim Penberthy et al.
5 citations
Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD) is distinct from yet related to non-pathologic grief, depression, addiction, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with a prevalence of up to 10% in bereaved populations. Hallmarks of PGD include functional impairment a year or more post-bereavement and intense yearning for the deceased. Current treatments for PGD are typically psychological rather than...
International Review of Psychiatry
April 3, 2021
Catherine Bird, Nadav L. Modlin, James J. H. Rucker
78 citations
This review examines the role of trauma in psychiatric morbidity and analogous psychoneurobiological changes. Trauma is a necessary criterion for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), however, trauma history is highly correlated with a variety of psychiatric conditions. Some evidence suggests that Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is the most common psychiatric condition that arises following...
International Review of Psychiatry
June 5, 2020
Ben Carter, Rebecca Strawbridge, Muhammad Ishrat Husain et al.
45 citations
Most interventions for treatment-resistant depression (TRD) are added as augmenters. We aimed to determine the relative effectiveness of augmentation treatments for TRD. This systematic review and network meta-analysis (NMA) sought all randomized trials of pharmacological and psychological augmentation interventions for adults meeting the most common clinical criteria for TRD. The NMA compared...
International Review of Psychiatry
July 4, 2018
Thomas W. Flanagan, Charles D. Nichols
263 citations
Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT)2A receptor agonists have recently emerged as promising new treatment options for a variety of disorders. The recent success of these agonists, also known as psychedelics, like psilocybin for the treatment of anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and addiction, has ushered in a renaissance in the way these compounds are perceived in the...
International Review of Psychiatry
July 4, 2018
Albert Garcia‐romeu, William A. Richards
186 citations
Humans have used serotonergic hallucinogens (i.e. psychedelics) for spiritual, ceremonial, and recreational purposes for thousands of years, but their administration as part of a structured therapeutic intervention is still a relatively novel practice within Western medical and psychological frameworks. In the mid-20th century, considerable advances were made in developing therapeutic...
International Review of Psychiatry
July 4, 2018
Peter S. Hendricks
181 citations
A psychological model of classic psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy informed by contemporary scientific data is presented in this paper. It is suggested that classic psychedelic-occasioned mystical experience is characterized by profound awe, a discrete emotion experienced in the presence of a vast stimulus requiring accommodation of mental structures. Awe, in turn, promotes the small self, a...
International Review of Psychiatry
July 4, 2018
Stephen Ross
103 citations
Cancer is highly prevalent and one of the leading causes of global morbidity and mortality. Psychological and existential suffering is common in cancer patients, associated with poor psychiatric and medical outcomes. Promising early-phase clinical research (1960s to early 1970s) suggested a therapeutic signal for serotoninergic psychedelics (e.g. psilocybin, LSD) in treating cancer-related...
International Review of Psychiatry
July 4, 2018
Frederick S. Barrett, Katrin H. Preller, Mendel Kaelen
85 citations
From the beginning of therapeutic research with psychedelics, music listening has been consistently used as a method to guide or support therapeutic experiences during the acute effects of psychedelic drugs. Recent findings point to the potential of music to support meaning-making, emotionality, and mental imagery after the administration of psychedelics, and suggest that music plays an...
International Review of Psychiatry
July 4, 2018
Zach Walsh, Michelle S. Thiessen
65 citations
This narrative review examines evidence related to the potential for third wave behaviour therapies to serve as adjuncts to psychedelic-assisted therapy. It identifies shared theoretical foundations for both approaches, and notes enhanced mindfulness, decentering, emotion regulation, and distress tolerance as common mechanisms of action. It also identifies potential targets for which both...
International Review of Psychiatry
July 4, 2018
Matthew W. Johnson
12 citations
In historical and modern-day studies, psychedelic drugs have shown promise in managing a variety of psychiatric disorders, but their medical use has often raised controversies. The controversies ha...
International Review of Psychiatry
February 17, 2017
A. Moreira-Almeida, F. Lotufo-Neto
Anomalous experiences (AE) (uncommon experiences or one that is believed to deviate from the usually accepted explanations of reality: hallucinations, synesthesia, experiences interpreted as telepathic…) and altered states of consciousness (ASC) have been described in all societies of all ages. Even so, scientists have long neglected the studies on this theme. To study AE and ASC is not...