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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Rosa, William E
• Sager, Zachary
• Miller, Megan
• Bernstein, Ilan
• Doerner Rinaldi, Alden
• Addicott, Katie
• Ljuslin, Michael
• Adrian, Chris
• Back, Anthony L
• Beachy, Jamie
• Bossis, Anthony P
• Breitbart, William S
• Cosimano, Mary P
• Fischer, Stacy M
• Guss, Jeffrey
• Knighton, Emma
• Phelps, Janis
• Richards, Brian D
• Richards, William A
• Tulsky, James A
• Williams, Monnica T
• Beaussant, Yvan

Titel

Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy in the Context of Serious Illness

Ist Teil von

• Journal of palliative medicine, 2022-08, Vol.25 (8), p.1273-1281

Ort / Verlag

United States

Erscheinungsjahr

2022

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Psychedelic-assisted therapy (PAT) is a burgeoning treatment with growing interest across a variety of settings and disciplines. Empirical evidence supports PAT as a novel therapeutic approach that provides safe and effective treatment for people suffering from a variety of diagnoses, including treatment-resistant depression, substance use disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Within the palliative care (PC) field, one-time PAT dosing may lead to sustained reductions in anxiety, depression, and demoralization-symptoms that diminish the quality of life in both seriously ill patients and those at end of life. Despite a well-noted psychedelic renaissance in scholarship and a renewed public interest in the utilization of these medicines, serious illness-specific content to guide PAT applications in hospice and PC clinical settings has been limited. This article offers 10 evidence-informed tips for PC clinicians synthesized through consultation with interdisciplinary and international leading experts in the field with aims to: (1) familiarize PC clinicians and teams with PAT; (2) identify the unique challenges pertaining to this intervention given the current legalities and logistical barriers; (3) discuss therapeutic competencies and considerations for current and future PAT use in PC; and (4) highlight critical approaches to optimize the safety and potential benefits of PAT among patients with serious illness and their caregivers.