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Current Perspective on the Therapeutic Preset for Substance-Assisted Psychotherapy

Sascha Thal, Stephen Bright, Jason M. Sharbanee, Tobias Wenge, Petra Skeffington
Frontiers in Psychology Summary & key facts 2021 38 citations

This paper is a broad review that looks at how therapy that uses drugs together with psychotherapy should be done. The authors collect ideas from other studies about what therapists need to know, including ethical questions and the spiritual side of some treatments. They point out that the helpful effects…

Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions Psychedelics and Drug Studies
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