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Examining the Dark Sides of Psychedelic Therapy


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Abstract

In our opinion, it’s time for all professional credentialing bodies to review what is happening with respect to psychedelic therapy abuses and strategize in advance. The momentum surrounding these drugs continues to increase, and unless mental health professionals and the professions themselves start to include discussions about how to keep these therapies safe, we should expect more harm. In the field of directly treating trauma, one never knows where the next innovation will come from. The authors have no stake in the outcome of psychedelic therapy research. What is clear, however, is that people are not only being harmed, but are being dismissed as outliers when they could be allies. The field of trauma therapy has much to offer to prevent vulnerable lives being cast aside. It is critical that attempts to improve psychedelic therapies be implemented not only with fidelity to the models and protocols, but with a deep respect for all clients’ experiences and without dismissing their concerns.