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Equipoise and Personal Experience: Maintaining Objectivity in Psychedelic Research

Katrina Debonis, Walter Dunn, Thomas B. Strouse

American Journal of Bioethics 2025 DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2024.2433446 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed
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...