Special Issue on Contextual Behavioral Science and the Psychedelic Renaissance; Guest Edited by Jason Luoma, Lance McCracken, Rosalind Watts and Alan Kooi Davis

Special Issue on Contextual Behavioral Science and the Psychedelic Renaissance; Guest Edited by Jason Luoma, Lance McCracken, Rosalind Watts and Alan Kooi Davis

Scientific research into psychedelic agents is undergoing a renaissance. Decades after clinical research into the therapeutic value of psychedelic compounds was halted, significant clinical research restarted in the 1990s and has been rapidly accelerating in recent years. To date, clinical research has demonstrated preliminary efficacy and safety of psychedelic compounds across a number of clinical presentations, with research currently heading into Phase III trials that will conceivably lead to regulatory changes allowing the prescription of at least some psychedelic compounds.

At least two current clinical trials of psychedelic assisted psychotherapy are using principles derived from Contextual Behavioral Science (CBS) to guide therapy implementation. CBS is uniquely suited to understanding psychedelic experience and informing how to strengthen and maintain the often profound acute effects of these compounds. The aim of this special issue is to summarize the current state of the literature relating to psychedelic assisted psychotherapy, introduce how clinical interventions based on CBS could be used in psychedelic assisted psychotherapy, and present new and innovative contributions from the CBS that can inform future research on psychedelics.

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Integrating contextual behavioral science with research on psychedelic assisted therapy: Introduction to the special section

Integrating contextual behavioral science with research on psychedelic assisted therapy: Introduction to the special section Community

Toward a contextual psychedelic-assisted therapy: Perspectives from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and contextual behavioral science

Toward a contextual psychedelic-assisted therapy: Perspectives from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and contextual behavioral science Community

Exploring the case for research on incorporating psychedelics within interventions for borderline personality disorder

Exploring the case for research on incorporating psychedelics within interventions for borderline personality disorder Community

Psilocybin-assisted therapy of major depressive disorder using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as a therapeutic frame

Psilocybin-assisted therapy of major depressive disorder using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as a therapeutic frame Community

Psychedelics and psychological flexibility – Results of a prospective web-survey using the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire II

Psychedelics and psychological flexibility – Results of a prospective web-survey using the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire II Community

The centrality of sense of self in psychological flexibility processes: What the neurobiological and psychological correlates of psychedelics suggest

The centrality of sense of self in psychological flexibility processes: What the neurobiological and psychological correlates of psychedelics suggest Community

Psychological flexibility mediates the relations between acute psychedelic effects and subjective decreases in depression and anxiety

Psychological flexibility mediates the relations between acute psychedelic effects and subjective decreases in depression and anxiety Community

The use of the psychological flexibility model to support psychedelic assisted therapy

The use of the psychological flexibility model to support psychedelic assisted therapy Community