Equipoise and Personal Experience: Maintaining Objectivity in Psychedelic Research
Katrina Debonis, Walter Dunn, Thomas B. Strouse
The American Journal of Bioethics 2025 DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2024.2433446 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Argues that requiring personal psychedelic experience for facilitators introduces ethical concerns including power imbalances and exclusion, and proposes a context-sensitive approach to such requirements. |
Abstract
The resurgence of psychedelic research has brought with it unique ethical considerations, including the role of personal psychedelic experience among facilitators. Some have argued that personal ps...
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