Jürgen Gallinat

University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf

2 papers in the library · 12 citations · publishing 2017-2026

Papers

Psychotherapie mit adjuvanter Gabe von serotonergen psychoaktiven Substanzen – Möglichkeiten und Hindernisse

Fortschritte der Neurologie · Psychiatrie July 1, 2017 Tomislav Majić, Henrik Jungaberle, Timo Torsten Schmidt et al. 10 citations

The use of serotonergic hallucinogens (psychedelics) such as LSD and psilocybin, and entactogens such as MDMA, in psychotherapy has recently gained increasing scientific interest. This review summarizes current evidence on substance-assisted psychotherapy with serotonergic psychoactive substances. A selective literature search in PubMed and the Cochrane Library identified studies since 2000 examining these substances in psychotherapy. Indications studied include alcohol dependence (LSD and psilocybin), nicotine dependence (psilocybin), anxiety and depression in life-threatening physical illness (LSD and psilocybin), obsessive-compulsive disorder (psilocybin), treatment-resistant major depression (psilocybin), and post-traumatic stress disorder (MDMA). Dependence disorders, PTSD, and anxiety and depression in life-threatening physical illness are the best-evaluated indications. Evidence suggests efficacy with relatively good tolerability, but further studies are needed to assess these substances as future options for certain treatment-resistant mental disorders.

DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-103085 Psilocybin Lysergic acid diethylamide MDMA Anxiety +7

Informing the redesign of psychiatric seclusion rooms: a mixed-methods pre-evaluation with individuals with lived experience.

BMC psychiatry January 16, 2026 Leonie Ascone, Candelaria Mahlke, Nour Tawil et al. 2 citations

People who had been coercively isolated in psychiatric seclusion rooms (30 participants) rated digitally rendered room designs. Nature-themed wallpapers, especially a calm image of grass-covered dunes by the sea, along with blue and green wall colors, were rated as more restful and less stressful than a white empty control room, a beige-painted room, or a complex wilderness nature image. Qualitative interviews revealed preferences for calm, homelike, nature-themed, and controllable environments, as well as more transparent communication and respectful care. The findings challenge the assumption that sensory deprivation best supports de-escalation in seclusion, suggesting that blue and green color schemes and non-complex nature imagery are more favorable.

DOI: 10.1186/s12888-026-07780-0 Full text Acute psychiatry Biophilia Coercion Lived experience +2