2018
Individual Experiences in Four Cancer Patients Following Psilocybin-Assisted Psychotherapy
Malone TC, Mennenga SE, Guss J, Podrebarac SK, Owens LT, Bossis AP, Belser AB, Agin-Liebes G, Bogenschutz MP, Ross S. Individual Experiences in Four Cancer Patients Following Psilocybin-Assisted Psychotherapy. Frontiers In Pharmacology 2018, 9: 256. PMID: 29666578, PMCID: PMC5891594, DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2018.00256.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCancer-related anxietyPsilocybin-assisted psychotherapyCancer patientsAnti-depressant effectsUnique clinical courseBetter medical outcomesQuality of lifeEffects of psilocybinClinical courseBody of evidenceHastened deathClinician notesMedical outcomesPatientsCancer diagnosisDepressionImproved qualityAcceptance of deathTrialsPsilocybinDeathAnxietyTreatmentPsychotherapyPast trauma
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