Anorexia nervosa has one of the highest mortality rates among psychiatric disorders, yet current treatments have limited efficacy. Given growing evidence that psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy effectively treats other mental illnesses, this paper argues that research into psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy for anorexia nervosa should be funded.
A scoping review of fifty-one articles identified five main ethical concerns in psychedelic research and practice: standards of practice, equity, integrity, cultural appropriation, and epistemic justice. A consultation workshop revealed additional neglected issues: post-trial care, lack of consensus on models of care and practitioner competencies, and how current research and ethical issues will translate into practice. Recommended future directions include designing clear competency frameworks, increased consultation with Indigenous and priority populations, guidelines for Indigenous recognition, management of post-trial care in clinical trials, and adequate governance of psychedelic prescribing practices.
Thinking, collaborating, and communicating involve interactions among the body, mind, language, and physical things. Bodily actions like pointing and nodding express intention and refer to the world. Sequences of gestures can represent environments, systems, or ideas more directly than words, as do sketches, maps, graphs, and diagrams. Creating or observing gestures and graphics can change thought for both viewers and makers. These interactions are often internal, invisible, and not easily broken into words, allowing shared and individual meanings to emerge and shift in real time. Such features challenge current multimodal AI.