Katie Addicott

Department of Palliative Medicine, Maine Medical Center, Portland, Maine, USA.

2 papers in the library · 58 citations · publishing 2022-2023

Papers

Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy in the Context of Serious Illness.

Journal of palliative medicine August 1, 2022 William E Rosa, Zachary Sager, Megan Miller et al. 49 citations

Psychedelic-assisted therapy (PAT) is a promising treatment for conditions like treatment-resistant depression, substance use disorder, and PTSD. In palliative care, a single PAT session can produce lasting reductions in anxiety, depression, and demoralization—symptoms that harm quality of life for seriously ill and end-of-life patients. Although interest in psychedelics has revived, few resources exist for applying PAT in hospice and palliative care. This article provides 10 evidence-informed tips for palliative care clinicians, developed with international experts, to help familiarize teams with PAT, address legal and logistical barriers, discuss therapeutic competencies, and highlight approaches to maximize safety and benefits for patients and caregivers.

DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2022.0036 Full text LSD MDMA Depression Psilocybin +7

Applying Key Lessons from the Hospice and Palliative Care Movement to Inform Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy.

Psychedelic medicine (New Rochelle, N.Y.) September 1, 2023 Megan Miller, William E Rosa, Alden Doerner Rinaldi et al. 9 citations

Psychedelic-assisted therapy (PAT) and hospice/palliative care share deep synergies that could help integrate PAT into mainstream health systems. Hospice and palliative care, though now evidence-based standards, began as grassroots movements. Their holistic, interdisciplinary, relationship-centered, and spiritually attuned models offer practical lessons for scaling human-centered PAT. Key aspects include interdisciplinary care, holistic views of health, bearing witness to suffering, customized care, decentralized models, generalist/specialist competencies, fostering spirituality, and growth from community organizations to mature systems. Conversely, PAT's radical emphasis on meaning-making and relationship may also innovate hospice and palliative care.

DOI: 10.1089/psymed.2022.0009 Full text Psilocybin Psychedelic-assisted therapy Holistic Psychedelics +7