Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy for People with Eating Disorders.
Current psychiatry reports December 1, 2022 Natalie Gukasyan, Colleen C Schreyer, Roland R Griffiths et al. 29 citations
Psychedelic-assisted therapy (PAT) may be safe and effective for various mental health conditions, including eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa. Classic psychedelics could have transdiagnostic benefits through mechanisms relevant to eating disorder pathology. Interest in and efforts to increase access to PAT are high, but early clinical trials are focused on safety and utility, with efficacy remaining unclear. High-quality published data supporting PAT for eating disorders is lacking, though recent studies suggest it may augment current interventions for these difficult-to-treat conditions.