2024
Sexual orientation-themed obsessive-compulsive disorder in a lesbian woman: Phenomenology and implications for affirmative assessment and treatment
Schild S, Moore A, Mattera E, Fitzpatrick M, Entezar T, Fram G, Ching T. Sexual orientation-themed obsessive-compulsive disorder in a lesbian woman: Phenomenology and implications for affirmative assessment and treatment. Psychiatry Research Case Reports 2024, 3: 100211. DOI: 10.1016/j.psycr.2024.100211.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSexual identitySexual orientation questionsObsessive-compulsive disorderInternalized homophobiaLesbian womenLGBTQ+ individualsAffirming careSexual orientationHeterosexual samplesCisgender womenAffirmative mannerLGBTQ+Orientation questionsHeterosexual patientsIntrusive doubtsCase exampleIdentityHomophobiaTransgenderWomenDanielleSexualityTherapy proceduresDisordersCommunityMechanisms of therapeutic change after psychedelic treatment in OCD
Maloney G, Ching T, Kichuk S, Pittenger C, Kelmendi B. Mechanisms of therapeutic change after psychedelic treatment in OCD. Psychiatry Research 2024, 336: 115907. PMID: 38615521, PMCID: PMC11190873, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2024.115907.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderMechanisms of therapeutic changeAversive eventsImagery rescriptingPsychedelic treatmentPsychotherapeutic treatmentPsychotherapeutic frameworkSymptom reductionTherapeutic changePsychotherapyNegative emotionsPsychological mechanismsCore beliefsPilot dataNovel treatmentRescriptingEmotionsDisordersSymptomsReprocessingTreatmentBeliefsResistance to first-lineIndividualsInterventionCorrigendum: Safety, feasibility, tolerability, and clinical effects of repeated psilocybin dosing combined with non-directive support in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder: protocol for a randomized, waitlist-controlled trial with blinded ratings
Ching T, Amoroso L, Bohner C, D'Amico E, Eilbott J, Entezar T, Fitzpatrick M, Fram G, Grazioplene R, Hokanson J, Jankovsky A, Kichuk S, Martins B, Patel P, Schaer H, Shnayder S, Witherow C, Pittenger C, Kelmendi B. Corrigendum: Safety, feasibility, tolerability, and clinical effects of repeated psilocybin dosing combined with non-directive support in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder: protocol for a randomized, waitlist-controlled trial with blinded ratings. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2024, 15: 1372373. PMID: 38435972, PMCID: PMC10905264, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1372373.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Healing Words: Effects of Psychoeducation on Likelihood to Seek and Refer Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy Among BIPOC Individuals
Feng R, Ching T, Bartlett A, La Torre J, Williams M. Healing Words: Effects of Psychoeducation on Likelihood to Seek and Refer Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy Among BIPOC Individuals. Journal Of Psychoactive Drugs 2023, ahead-of-print: 1-13. PMID: 37652035, DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2023.2253535.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychedelic-assisted psychotherapyNon-Hispanic white participantsBIPOC participantsWhite participantsEffectiveness of psychoeducationHierarchical regression modelsBIPOC individualsMental disordersPsychoeducational componentsPsychoeducationPsychotherapyParticipants' likelihoodBarriers to recruitmentSeekingTest effectsParticipantsPhysical safetyBIPOCFuture trialsIndividualsTrialsDisordersRegression modelsANCOVAClinical trials
2022
Single-dose psilocybin for treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder: A case report
Kelmendi B, Kichuk S, DePalmer G, Maloney G, Ching T, Belser A, Pittenger C. Single-dose psilocybin for treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder: A case report. Heliyon 2022, 8: e12135. PMID: 36536916, PMCID: PMC9758406, DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e12135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchObsessive-compulsive disorderTreatment of OCDPsychedelic treatmentTreatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorderRefractory obsessive-compulsive disorderOCD symptomsPsychological effectsSerotonin systemSingle experimental studyRecreational usersBrain serotonin systemTreatment of patientsClassic psychedelicsQuality of lifePsilocybinSymptomatic improvementCase reportClinical dataTherapeutic potentialEmotionsPatientsDisordersTreatmentNumber of conditionsCompulsionMDMA-Assisted Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Mixed-Methods Case Study of a Participant of Color From an Open-Label Trial
Ching T, Williams M, Reed S, Kisicki M, Wang J, Yazar-Klosinski B, Emerson A, Doblin R. MDMA-Assisted Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Mixed-Methods Case Study of a Participant of Color From an Open-Label Trial. Journal Of Humanistic Psychology 2022, 64: 692-722. DOI: 10.1177/00221678221076993.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic stress disorderOpen-label trialTreatment-resistant posttraumatic stress disorderStress disorderPTSD symptomsPrevious clinical trialsPTSD symptom reductionInterpretative phenomenological analysisMechanism of actionPromising efficacyClinical trialsSymptom recoveryTreatment approachesSymptom reductionSymptom changeParticipants of colorTrialsTherapySymptomsDisordersAdditional aimMechanisms of changeParticipantsAdditional effectCase profiles
2019
Association Splitting
Ching T, Moritz S, Jelinek L. Association Splitting. 2019, 137-162. DOI: 10.1093/med-psych/9780190624798.003.0005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchObsessive-compulsive disorderAssociation splittingCognitive behavior therapy programForm of obsessionsSexual obsessionsTherapy sessionsTherapy programTreatment barriersTherapeutic techniquesResearch evidenceObsessionPragmatic utilityNetwork conceptualizationTherapistsConceptualizationSessionsDisordersClients
2017
Pedophilia-Themed Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder: Assessment, Differential Diagnosis, and Treatment with Exposure and Response Prevention
Bruce SL, Ching THW, Williams MT. Pedophilia-Themed Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder: Assessment, Differential Diagnosis, and Treatment with Exposure and Response Prevention. Archives Of Sexual Behavior 2017, 47: 389-402. PMID: 28822003, DOI: 10.1007/s10508-017-1031-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderMental health professionalsResponse preventionPedophilic disorderHealth professionalsIntrusive thoughtsExcessive worryCompulsive disorderAspects of exposureImproper interventionFearDisordersClientsChildrenProfessionalsCommon manifestationDifferential diagnosisSpecific formAnxietyObsessiveWorryPedophiliaCompulsionObsessionSymptoms