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Spotlight: Deconstructing the trip treatment: are hallucinogenic effects critical to the therapeutic benefits of psychedelics? (Garcia-Romeu, 2025)

The relative contribution of drug vs. psychological support remains to be determined, though preliminary data indicate the therapeutic relationship can impact treatment outcomes [12], and factors such as environment, personality, and mindset can influence subjective drug effects.

Michael DeMarco, PhD

Michael DeMarco, PhD

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Spotlight: Deconstructing the trip treatment: are hallucinogenic effects critical to the therapeutic benefits of psychedelics? (Garcia-Romeu, 2025)
"It is generally agreed that some form of structured support, including psychoeducation on drug effects, review of life history and symptom burden, and formation of treatment goals can be helpful in facilitating the process (Fig. 1), serving as a bridge between the acute altered states experienced under the influence of psychedelics with longer-term altered traits targeted in therapy like reduced rumination, anxious preoccupation, or addictive behaviors [11]."
Deconstructing the trip treatment: are hallucinogenic effects critical to the therapeutic benefits of psychedelics? - NPP—Digital Psychiatry and Neuroscience
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NatureAlbert Garcia-Romeu

Deconstructing the trip treatment: are hallucinogenic effects critical to the therapeutic benefits of psychedelics?Deconstructing the trip treatment: are hallucinogenic effects critical to the therapeutic benefits of psychedelics?

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