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Published Online: 1 January 2024

Psychotherapy in Psychedelic Treatment: Safe, Evidence-Based, and Necessary

Michael D. Alpert, M.D. [email protected], Kelley C. O’Donnell, M.D., Casey A. Paleos, M.D., Evan Sola, Psy.D., Christopher S. Stauffer, M.D., Anne C. Wagner, Ph.D., Christopher R. Nicholas, Ph.D., and Michael C. Mithoefer, M.D.Authors Info & Affiliations
Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry
Volume 181, Number 1
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.20230665
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American Journal of Psychiatry
Volume 181 • Number 1 • January 01, 2024
Pages: 76 - 77

History

Received: 22 August 2023
Accepted: 8 November 2023
Published online: 1 January 2024
Published in print: January 01, 2024

Keywords

  1. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  2. Psychotherapy

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Michael D. Alpert, M.D. [email protected]
Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel-Deaconess Medical Center, Boston (Alpert); Department of Psychiatry, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, NYU Langone Center for Psychedelic Medicine (O’Donnell); Nautilus Sanctuary, New York (Paleos); Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, Polaris Insight Center, San Francisco (Sola); Social Neuroscience & Psychotherapy Lab, Department of Psychiatry, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Ore. (Stauffer); Remedy and Remedy Institute, Department of Psychology, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto (Wagner); Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wis. (Nicholas); MAPS Public Benefit Corporation, San Jose, Calif., Dept of Psychiatry, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, S.C., Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York (Mithoefer).
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Kelley C. O’Donnell, M.D.
Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel-Deaconess Medical Center, Boston (Alpert); Department of Psychiatry, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, NYU Langone Center for Psychedelic Medicine (O’Donnell); Nautilus Sanctuary, New York (Paleos); Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, Polaris Insight Center, San Francisco (Sola); Social Neuroscience & Psychotherapy Lab, Department of Psychiatry, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Ore. (Stauffer); Remedy and Remedy Institute, Department of Psychology, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto (Wagner); Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wis. (Nicholas); MAPS Public Benefit Corporation, San Jose, Calif., Dept of Psychiatry, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, S.C., Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York (Mithoefer).
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Casey A. Paleos, M.D.
Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel-Deaconess Medical Center, Boston (Alpert); Department of Psychiatry, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, NYU Langone Center for Psychedelic Medicine (O’Donnell); Nautilus Sanctuary, New York (Paleos); Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, Polaris Insight Center, San Francisco (Sola); Social Neuroscience & Psychotherapy Lab, Department of Psychiatry, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Ore. (Stauffer); Remedy and Remedy Institute, Department of Psychology, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto (Wagner); Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wis. (Nicholas); MAPS Public Benefit Corporation, San Jose, Calif., Dept of Psychiatry, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, S.C., Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York (Mithoefer).
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Evan Sola, Psy.D.
Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel-Deaconess Medical Center, Boston (Alpert); Department of Psychiatry, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, NYU Langone Center for Psychedelic Medicine (O’Donnell); Nautilus Sanctuary, New York (Paleos); Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, Polaris Insight Center, San Francisco (Sola); Social Neuroscience & Psychotherapy Lab, Department of Psychiatry, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Ore. (Stauffer); Remedy and Remedy Institute, Department of Psychology, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto (Wagner); Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wis. (Nicholas); MAPS Public Benefit Corporation, San Jose, Calif., Dept of Psychiatry, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, S.C., Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York (Mithoefer).
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Christopher S. Stauffer, M.D.
Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel-Deaconess Medical Center, Boston (Alpert); Department of Psychiatry, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, NYU Langone Center for Psychedelic Medicine (O’Donnell); Nautilus Sanctuary, New York (Paleos); Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, Polaris Insight Center, San Francisco (Sola); Social Neuroscience & Psychotherapy Lab, Department of Psychiatry, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Ore. (Stauffer); Remedy and Remedy Institute, Department of Psychology, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto (Wagner); Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wis. (Nicholas); MAPS Public Benefit Corporation, San Jose, Calif., Dept of Psychiatry, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, S.C., Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York (Mithoefer).
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Anne C. Wagner, Ph.D.
Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel-Deaconess Medical Center, Boston (Alpert); Department of Psychiatry, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, NYU Langone Center for Psychedelic Medicine (O’Donnell); Nautilus Sanctuary, New York (Paleos); Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, Polaris Insight Center, San Francisco (Sola); Social Neuroscience & Psychotherapy Lab, Department of Psychiatry, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Ore. (Stauffer); Remedy and Remedy Institute, Department of Psychology, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto (Wagner); Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wis. (Nicholas); MAPS Public Benefit Corporation, San Jose, Calif., Dept of Psychiatry, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, S.C., Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York (Mithoefer).
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Christopher R. Nicholas, Ph.D.
Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel-Deaconess Medical Center, Boston (Alpert); Department of Psychiatry, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, NYU Langone Center for Psychedelic Medicine (O’Donnell); Nautilus Sanctuary, New York (Paleos); Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, Polaris Insight Center, San Francisco (Sola); Social Neuroscience & Psychotherapy Lab, Department of Psychiatry, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Ore. (Stauffer); Remedy and Remedy Institute, Department of Psychology, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto (Wagner); Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wis. (Nicholas); MAPS Public Benefit Corporation, San Jose, Calif., Dept of Psychiatry, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, S.C., Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York (Mithoefer).
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Michael C. Mithoefer, M.D.
Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel-Deaconess Medical Center, Boston (Alpert); Department of Psychiatry, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, NYU Langone Center for Psychedelic Medicine (O’Donnell); Nautilus Sanctuary, New York (Paleos); Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, Polaris Insight Center, San Francisco (Sola); Social Neuroscience & Psychotherapy Lab, Department of Psychiatry, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Ore. (Stauffer); Remedy and Remedy Institute, Department of Psychology, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto (Wagner); Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wis. (Nicholas); MAPS Public Benefit Corporation, San Jose, Calif., Dept of Psychiatry, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, S.C., Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York (Mithoefer).
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Notes

Send correspondence to Dr. Alpert ([email protected]).

Competing Interests

Drs. Alpert, O’Donnell, Mithoefer, Nicholas, Paleos, Sola, Stauffer, and Wagner receive payments from MAPS-Public Benefit Corporation (MPBC) as contractors to work on clinical trials and/or the education and supervision of research therapists. Dr. Mithoefer is on the scientific advisory board of Awakn Life Sciences. Dr. Nicholas also receives personal consultant fees from MindMed and holds equity in Psilera as a scientific advisor.

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