The Psychedelic Debriefing in Alcohol Dependence Treatment: Illustrating Key Change Phenomena through Qualitative Content Analysis of Clinical Sessions
Research on the clinical applications of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy has demonstrated promising early results for treatment of alcohol dependence. Detailed description of the content and methods of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, as it is conducted in clinical settings, is scarce.Methods:...
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| author | Elizabeth M. Nielson Darrick G. May Alyssa A. Forcehimes Michael P. Bogenschutz |
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| description | Research on the clinical applications of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy has demonstrated promising early results for treatment of alcohol dependence. Detailed description of the content and methods of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, as it is conducted in clinical settings, is scarce.Methods: An open-label pilot (proof-of-concept) study of psilocybin-assisted treatment of alcohol dependence (NCT01534494) was conducted to generate data for a phase 2 RCT (NCT02061293) of a similar treatment in a larger population. The present paper presents a qualitative content analysis of the 17 debriefing sessions conducted in the pilot study, which occurred the day after corresponding psilocybin medication sessions.Results: Participants articulated a series of key phenomena related to change in drinking outcomes and acute subjective effects of psilocybin.Discussion: The data illuminate change processes in patients' own words during clinical sessions, shedding light on potential therapeutic mechanisms of change and how participants express effects of psilocybin. This study is unique in analyzing actual clinical sessions, as opposed to interviews of patients conducted separately from treatment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f8ec58ac1d994748a77322530cec88062022-12-21T18:14:57ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Pharmacology1663-98122018-02-01910.3389/fphar.2018.00132325053The Psychedelic Debriefing in Alcohol Dependence Treatment: Illustrating Key Change Phenomena through Qualitative Content Analysis of Clinical SessionsElizabeth M. Nielson0Darrick G. May1Alyssa A. Forcehimes2Michael P. Bogenschutz3Department of Psychiatry, NYU School of Medicine, New York University, New York, NY, United StatesDepartment of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United StatesTrain for Change, Inc., Phoenix, AZ, United StatesDepartment of Psychiatry, NYU School of Medicine, New York University, New York, NY, United StatesResearch on the clinical applications of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy has demonstrated promising early results for treatment of alcohol dependence. Detailed description of the content and methods of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, as it is conducted in clinical settings, is scarce.Methods: An open-label pilot (proof-of-concept) study of psilocybin-assisted treatment of alcohol dependence (NCT01534494) was conducted to generate data for a phase 2 RCT (NCT02061293) of a similar treatment in a larger population. The present paper presents a qualitative content analysis of the 17 debriefing sessions conducted in the pilot study, which occurred the day after corresponding psilocybin medication sessions.Results: Participants articulated a series of key phenomena related to change in drinking outcomes and acute subjective effects of psilocybin.Discussion: The data illuminate change processes in patients' own words during clinical sessions, shedding light on potential therapeutic mechanisms of change and how participants express effects of psilocybin. This study is unique in analyzing actual clinical sessions, as opposed to interviews of patients conducted separately from treatment.http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphar.2018.00132/fullalcoholismpsilocybinmotivational interviewinghallucinogenspsychedelic assisted therapyego-dissolution |
| spellingShingle | Elizabeth M. Nielson Darrick G. May Alyssa A. Forcehimes Michael P. Bogenschutz The Psychedelic Debriefing in Alcohol Dependence Treatment: Illustrating Key Change Phenomena through Qualitative Content Analysis of Clinical Sessions Frontiers in Pharmacology alcoholism psilocybin motivational interviewing hallucinogens psychedelic assisted therapy ego-dissolution |
| title | The Psychedelic Debriefing in Alcohol Dependence Treatment: Illustrating Key Change Phenomena through Qualitative Content Analysis of Clinical Sessions |
| title_full | The Psychedelic Debriefing in Alcohol Dependence Treatment: Illustrating Key Change Phenomena through Qualitative Content Analysis of Clinical Sessions |
| title_fullStr | The Psychedelic Debriefing in Alcohol Dependence Treatment: Illustrating Key Change Phenomena through Qualitative Content Analysis of Clinical Sessions |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Psychedelic Debriefing in Alcohol Dependence Treatment: Illustrating Key Change Phenomena through Qualitative Content Analysis of Clinical Sessions |
| title_short | The Psychedelic Debriefing in Alcohol Dependence Treatment: Illustrating Key Change Phenomena through Qualitative Content Analysis of Clinical Sessions |
| title_sort | psychedelic debriefing in alcohol dependence treatment illustrating key change phenomena through qualitative content analysis of clinical sessions |
| topic | alcoholism psilocybin motivational interviewing hallucinogens psychedelic assisted therapy ego-dissolution |
| url | http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphar.2018.00132/full |
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