title: Psychotherapy with hallucinogenic adjuncts from a learning perspective.
abstract: A number of well-controlled studies have indicated that hallucinogen-assisted psychotherapy is both safe and effective. Following an historical overview, psycholytic and psychedelic therapy approaches are reviewed in terms of rationale, technique, applications, and outcomes. A new theoretical approach stemming from a learning orientation is offered as a conceptual basis for beneficial use of hallucinogens in psychotherapy. As a technology, the hallucinogens have not yet found acceptance as a useful therapeutic adjunct in the United States.
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000628:therapy; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000628:therapy; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006213:Hallucinogens / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning / Q000187:drug effects*; D008238:Lysergic Acid Diethylamide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009146:Music; D009769:Object Attachment; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy / Q000379:methods; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000523:psychology
chemical_list: D006213:Hallucinogens; D008238:Lysergic Acid Diethylamide