Reports of self-compassion and affect regulation in psilocybin-assisted therapy for alcohol use disorder: An interpretive phenomenological analysis.

Gabrielle I Agin-LiebesElizabeth M NielsonMichael ZingmanKatherine KimAlexandra HaasLindsey T OwensUrsula RogersMichael Bogenschutz

Published in: Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors (2023)

Our results support the assertion that psilocybin increases the malleability of self-related processing, and diminishes shame-based and self-critical thought patterns while improving affect regulation and reducing alcohol cravings. These findings suggest that psychosocial treatments that integrate self-compassion training with psychedelic therapy may serve as a useful tool for enhancing psychological outcomes in the treatment of AUD. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).

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