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Systematized Review of Psychotherapeutic Components of Psilocybin-Assisted Psychotherapy

David Horton, Blaise Morrison, Judy A. Schmidt

American Journal of Psychotherapy July 23, 2021 DOI: 10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20200055 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Systematized review Peer reviewed
Duration Past 25 years
Topics Psilocybin Psychedelic-assisted therapy
Keywords Psychotherapist Psycinfo Clinical trial Clinical psychology Medline
Citations 92
Key findings Important commonalities exist among clinical trials of PAP, but key differences in how psychotherapy is incorporated into PAP remain, and more research is needed to identify the unique effect of psychotherapy.

Abstract

This systematized review found important commonalities among clinical trials of PAP published within the past 25 years and revealed key differences among studies in psychotherapy's incorporation into PAP. Additional research is needed to identify the unique effect of psychotherapy in PAP.

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