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Commentary: Psychedelics and psychotherapy: Cognitive-behavioral approaches as default

John Burton, Austin Ratner, Timothy Cooper, Jeffrey Guss

Frontiers in Psychology September 30, 2022 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1020222 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Commentary Peer reviewed
Topics Psychedelic-assisted therapy
Keywords Psychoanalysis Cbt Psychodynamic psychotherapies Act Dbt
Key points Argues that previous research on psilocybin for depression has methodological limitations, including inadequate blinding and expectancy effects, which may overstate its efficacy. Proposes that future studies should employ more rigorous designs, such as active placebos, to better evaluate the treatment.

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GENERAL COMMENTARY article Front. Psychol., 30 September 2022Sec. Psychology for Clinical Settings Volume 13 - 2022 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1020222

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