Psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy for people with cancer: a scoping review of intervention components, psychotherapeutic frameworks, and models of delivery
Suzanne Grant, Maria González, Hannah Adler
OSF Preprints October 7, 2026 preprint DOI: 10.17605/osf.io/hvwtm (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Scoping review Qualitative |
|---|---|
| Population | People with cancer |
| Intervention | Psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy |
| Topics | Psilocybin Psychedelic-assisted therapy |
| Key findings | The review sets out to map the extent, range, and types of evidence on psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy in people with cancer, including which psychotherapies are used, how therapy is delivered, and associated outcomes reported in qualitative and quantitative studies. No results or conclusions are reported in the abstract. |
Abstract
The objective of this scoping review is to map the extent, range, and types of evidence related to psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy in people with cancer, including the types of psychotherapy used, models of delivering therapy, and associated outcomes, as reported in qualitative and quantitative studies.
In the evidence
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Maps the extent and types of evidence on psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy in cancer, including psychotherapy types and delivery models, without reporting results.
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Comparable studies
Other narrative reviews on psilocybin and psychedelic-assisted therapy, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy: A Paradigm Shift in Psychiatric Research and Development | 2018 | Review | |
| Novel psychopharmacological therapies for psychiatric disorders: psilocybin and MDMA. | 2016 | Review | |
| Systematized Review of Psychotherapeutic Components of Psilocybin-Assisted Psychotherapy | 2021 | Systematized review | |
| The Emerging Field of Psychedelic Psychotherapy. | 2022 | Review | |
| Experience of Music Used With Psychedelic Therapy: A Rapid Review and Implications Participants in psychedelic therapy research aged 18–69 with varied backgrounds | 2020 | Rapid review | n = 180 |