DPT as an Adjunct in Brief Psychotherapy with Cancer Patients

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ID13627690
AuthorsWilliam A Richards (0000-0003-0730-9249, Maryland Psychiatric Research Center, corresponding author), John Rhead, John C Rhead (Maryland Psychiatric Research Center), Stanislav Grof (Maryland Psychiatric Research Center), Louis E Goodman (Maryland Psychiatric Research Center), Francesco Leo, Francesco Di Leo (Maryland Psychiatric Research Center), Lockwood Rush (Maryland Psychiatric Research Center)
Year1980
Volume10
Issue1
Pages9-26
Publication date1980-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueOMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2190/ngub-v4rm-t7dc-xth3
OpenAlexW2097063953
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited15

Thirty cancer patients suffering from psychological distress participated in a pilot project of individual psychotherapy that offered – over a four week period of time – approximately twelve hours of conventional verbal interaction and a single intensive drug-assisted therapy session that employed dipropyltryptamine (DPT), a short-acting psychedelic drug. The efficacy of the total therapeutic approach in enhancing the quality of life is indicated by the analysis of data from psychological tests and independent ratings completed before and after the treatment intervention. The relative merits of DPT in comparison with LSD and the need to pursue a controlled study are discussed

Adjunct · Brief psychotherapy · Distress · Intervention (counseling · Mental health · Psychiatry · Psychological distress · Psychotherapist · Quality of life (healthcare · Session (web analytics · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Natural Compound Pharmacology Studies · Psychedelics and Drug Studies · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications

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