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Preventing the Gaps in Psychedelic Research from Becoming Practice Pitfalls: A Translational Research Agenda

Year: 2023

Type: editorial

Abstract: The reemergence of psychedelic medicines as clinical treatments has generated considerable interest in both professional and popular arenas. Although evidence is promising for psychedelic-assisted therapy (PAT), there is much that is not yet known and needs to be researched so as to understand how to safely and effectively utilize PAT in clinical populations and to most effectively deploy PAT to patients. In addition, non-clinical stakeholders introduce interests and agendas that may differ from those of clinicians. This article reviews the history of how psychedelics were initially outlawed and then introduces research questions that will help to fill these gaps in knowledge.

Source: Psychedelic Medicine

DOI: 10.1089/psymed.2023.0017

Authors: Andrew Penn, Rachel Yehuda

Institutions: San Francisco VA Medical Center, University of California, San Francisco, James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Language: English

Topic: Psychedelics and Drug Studies

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green