Reporting of psychotherapeutic methods in psychedelic treatments: on the road to ethical, professional and regulatory oversight
European Psychiatry April 1, 2025 A. Oliveira-Maia 1 citation
A systematic review of 45 studies on psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy for mental disorders found that the quality of reporting on psychological interventions was mostly low. The studies assessed psilocybin, MDMA, LSD, or ayahuasca. Psychological interventions varied widely across studies, and completeness of information reported about these interventions was low, according to an adaptation of the Template for Intervention Description and Replication checklist. In studies including MDMA, psychotherapy was more homogeneous and more procedural details were provided. Improved reporting on psychological interventions is necessary to support replicability, generalisability, and accurate interpretation of research, as well as to enhance feasibility and safety of future clinical research and real-world implementation.