Frontier mental health research: psychedelics & drug studies

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3 papers

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

An East Meets West Approach to the Understanding of Emotion Dysregulation in Depression: From Perspective to Scientific Evidence

Ye, Jiajia, Cai, Shuhe, Cheung, Wai Ming, et al.
www.frontiersin.org Summary & key facts 2019 33 citations

This is a theoretical review that looks at depression from both Western medicine and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). It says depression is an emotion regulation disorder and is common worldwide. The paper reviews ideas from both systems and suggests possible brain and body pathways that could link TCM concepts of…

Mental Health Research Topics Stress Responses and Cortisol Tryptophan and brain disorders

Facilitating Adaptive Emotion Processing and Somatic Reappraisal via Sustained Mindful Interoceptive Attention

Price, Cynthia J., Weng, Helen Y.
www.frontiersin.org Summary & key facts 2021 28 citations

The paper proposes a clinical framework that helps people notice and work with body sensations tied to emotions. It calls this mindful interoceptive awareness and says focusing on inner body signals in a sustained, nonjudgmental way can make those sensations clearer and allow a process the authors call somatic reappraisal.…

Pain Management and Placebo Effect Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
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