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Identity-Based Decisional Capacity and Psychedelic Treatments: Furthering the Case Against Psychedelic Ethical Exceptionalism

Shen Pan, David Wendler

American Journal of Bioethics 2025 DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2024.2433427 (opens in new tab)

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Key points Argues that conventional informed consent models are inadequate for psychedelic treatments due to the unpredictable and transformative nature of the experiences, and proposes adaptations to improve consent processes.

Abstract

Increased interest in psychedelic treatments has raised concern regarding consent and whether it can be sufficiently informed. One source of concern is that psychedelic substances are prone to elic...