Naturalistic psychedelic therapy: The role of relaxation and subjective drug effects in antidepressant response
PAT reduced depressive symptoms in this heterogeneous patient group. Patients may experience more challenging psychedelic effects and reduced ego dissolution. Hourly assessment of drug effects may predict clinical outcomes better than retrospectively assessed mystical experiences, and the impact of relaxation during PAT should be investigated further.
Authors
- Friederike Holze (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3143-1519)
- Matthias E. Liechti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1765-9659)
- Gregor Hasler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8311-0138)
- Abigail E. Calder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9528-404X)
- Benjamin Rausch
Institutions
- University of Basel (CH)
- University Hospital of Basel (CH)
- Saarland University (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Psychopharmacology
- Published
- 2024-09-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/02698811241278873
- Citations
- 14
- Primary Topic
- Psychedelics and Drug Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.95