Learning to Let Go
A Cognitive-Behavioral Model of How Psychedelic Therapy Promotes Acceptance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15519784 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Max Wolff (0000-0001-6896-9633, Technische Universität Dresden, corresponding author), Ricarda Evens (0000-0002-2834-2171, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin), Lea J Mertens (0000-0003-4415-3941, Central Institute of Mental Health), Michael Koslowski (0000-0001-8798-9875, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin), Felix Betzler (0000-0002-1389-4870, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin), Gerhard Gründer (0000-0001-7868-3903, Central Institute of Mental Health), Henrik Jungaberle (0000-0001-7634-4211) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Pages | 5-5 |
| Publication date | 2020-02-21 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00005 |
| PMID | 32153433 |
| OpenAlex | W3007835064 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 31 |
| References cited | 101 |
The efficacy of psychedelic-assisted therapies for mental disorders has been attributed to the lasting change from experiential avoidance to acceptance that these treatments appear to facilitate. This article presents a conceptual model that specifies potential psychological mechanisms underlying such change, and that shows substantial parallels between psychedelic therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy: We propose that in the carefully controlled context of psychedelic therapy as applied in contemporary clinical research, psychedelic-induced belief relaxation can increase motivation for acceptance via operant conditioning, thus engendering episodes of relatively avoidance-free exposure to greatly intensified private events. Under these unique learning conditions, relaxed avoidance-related beliefs can be exposed to corrective information and become revised accordingly, which may explain long-term increases in acceptance and corresponding reductions in psychopathology. Open research questions and implications for clinical practice are discussed
Acceptance and commitment therapy · Anxiety · Cognition · Cognitive behavioral therapy · Context (archaeology · Experiential avoidance · Parallels · Psychiatry · Psychopathology · Psychotherapist · Chemical synthesis and alkaloids · Clinical Psychology · Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior · Psychedelics and Drug Studies · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 31 |
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| Citations per year | 5,17 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 31 |