2017
Cancer at the Dinner Table: Experiences of Psilocybin-Assisted Psychotherapy for the Treatment of Cancer-Related Distress
Swift T, Belser A, Agin-Liebes G, Devenot N, Terrana S, Friedman H, Guss J, Bossis A, Ross S. Cancer at the Dinner Table: Experiences of Psilocybin-Assisted Psychotherapy for the Treatment of Cancer-Related Distress. Journal Of Humanistic Psychology 2017, 57: 488-519. DOI: 10.1177/0022167817715966.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsilocybin-assisted psychotherapyClose clinical supervisionQuality of lifeLarge magnitude reductionAvailable emotional supportRecent randomizedTreatment of cancerSingle dosePsilocybin therapyDisease progressionCancer recurrenceCancer placesPatient experienceClinical treatmentCancerPsilocybin sessionCancer diagnosisElevated anxietyAdult participantsInterpretative phenomenological analysisDeathTranscribed interviewsDistressing effectsPsychological mechanismsSemistructured interviews
2016
Rapid and sustained symptom reduction following psilocybin treatment for anxiety and depression in patients with life-threatening cancer: a randomized controlled trial
Ross S, Bossis A, Guss J, Agin-Liebes G, Malone T, Cohen B, Mennenga SE, Belser A, Kalliontzi K, Babb J, Su Z, Corby P, Schmidt BL. Rapid and sustained symptom reduction following psilocybin treatment for anxiety and depression in patients with life-threatening cancer: a randomized controlled trial. Journal Of Psychopharmacology 2016, 30: 1165-1180. PMID: 27909164, PMCID: PMC5367551, DOI: 10.1177/0269881116675512.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnti-depressant effectsCancer-related anxietyQuality of lifeCancer-related psychological distressLife-threatening cancerPrimary outcomeCrossover trialTherapeutic effectPsilocybin treatmentSustained benefitMedical outcomesSymptom reductionSignificant anxietyExistential distressPatientsPsychological distressDepressionSpiritual wellbeingCancerAnxietyPsilocybinTrialsOutcomesTreatmentDistress