Ethical issues with psychedelic-assisted treatments in psychiatry: A systematic scoping review
Psychological Medicine January 1, 2025 Chiara Caporuscio, Christopher Poppe, Astrid Gieselmann et al. 9 citations
A scoping review of ethical issues in psychedelic-assisted therapy identifies seven key themes: safety and patient well-being, therapeutic relationships, informed consent, equity and access, research ethics, special contexts, and societal and cultural implications. The review systematically searched multiple databases for peer-reviewed studies on human participants and psychiatric patients, covering publications up to June 2025. The findings aim to inform further discussion and research to support safer and more ethical implementation of psychedelic-assisted treatments as they approach clinical use.