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Can psychedelic compounds play a part in drug dependence therapy?

Year: 2015

Type: editorial

Abstract: After a 40-year hiatus there is now a revisiting of psychedelic drug therapy throughout psychiatry, with studies examining the drugs psilocybin, ketamine, ibogaine and ayahuasca in the treatment of drug dependence. Limitations to these therapies are both clinical and legal, but the possibility of improving outcomes for patients with substance dependency imposes an obligation to research this area.

Source: The British Journal of Psychiatry

DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.114.148031

Authors: Ben Sessa, Matthew W. Johnson

Institutions: Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Cardiff University

Language: English

Topic: Psychedelics and Drug Studies

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2020765068

Cites: 19

Cited by: 58

Related to: 10