Psychedelic-assisted therapy for people with gambling disorder?
Journal of Behavioral Addictions March 26, 2024 Pedro Romero, Andrea Czakó, Wim van den Brink et al. 7 citations
Gambling disorder is a severe mental health and behavioral problem with harmful financial, relationship, and mental health consequences. This paper initiates discussion on using psychedelics combined with psychotherapeutic support as a potential treatment option. Recent studies have shown promising results with psychedelic-assisted therapy (PAT) for anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and various substance use disorders. Given similarities in underlying psychosocial and neurobiological mechanisms between gambling disorder and other addictions, the authors suggest PAT could be effective for gambling disorder. The paper underscores the need for further research into its viability and effectiveness.