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Psychology and Behavioral Sciences

ISSN 2328-7837

2 papers in the library · publishing 2021-2026

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Presence Without Attention: A Phenomenology of Distraction

Psychology and Behavioral Sciences July 28, 2026 Mohammed Hassen

Contemporary discourse treats distraction almost exclusively as a deficit: a failure of attention, a moral lapse, a symptom of technological overreach. This article argues that such a framing forecloses a more interesting phenomenological question, namely what kind of presence distraction itself constitutes. Drawing on Husserl's account of intentionality, Heidegger's analysis of falling and...

Using Drugs to Treat Drug Dependence: Exploring the Use of MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy for Individuals with PTSD and Concurrent Substance Use

Psychology and Behavioral Sciences 2021 Brenda Tichler

The importance of treating concurrent Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and substance use with psychedelics is a controversial topic, hampered in part by a lack of empirical evidence and rigidity of substance scheduling. Traditional treatments for concurrent PTSD and substance use concerns are compartmentalized, with clinicians focusing on one condition over the other. In addition,...