Holding Without Touch: Supportive Touch in Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy
Bryony Insua‐summerhays, Edward Jacobs
The American Journal of Bioethics January 2, 2025 DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2024.2433437 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Psychedelic-assisted therapy |
| Keywords | Therapeutic touch Psychotherapist |
| Citations | 3 |
| Key points | Argues that touch in psychedelic-assisted therapy may be therapeutically beneficial but requires ethical guidelines to manage risks. |
Abstract
The role of touch in psychotherapy has been a topic of debate for several decades, now gaining renewed salience with the (re-)emergence of psychedelic-assisted therapy (P-AT), where altered states ...