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SynthesisJournal of psychoactive drugs

Psychedelic-Assisted Group Therapy: A Systematic Review.

Alexander Trope, Brian T Anderson, Andrew R Hooker, Giancarlo Glick, Christopher Stauffer, Joshua D Woolley

Registry-linked trialAbstract readSystematic Review
In one paragraph

Synthesis in Journal of psychoactive drugs. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07737990 (Psilocybin-Assisted Group Integration Psychotherapy for Treatment-Resistant Depression), which is not on this map. Cited by 46 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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46citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07737990 naenrolling by invitationnot on this map

Psilocybin-Assisted Group Integration Psychotherapy for Treatment-Resistant Depression

TypeinterventionalSponsorJoshua RosenblatRan2026 to 2030Enrolled65ConditionsTreatment-resistant Depression (TRD)ArmsGroup integration therapy
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

46 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  15. Investing in Group Psychedelic Therapy for Latinx Immigrants.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2025
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  16. A Rapid Review of Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy in the Context of Palliative Care.Journal of hospice and palliative nursing : JHPN : the official journal of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association · 2025
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  20. Psychological effects of psychedelics in adolescents.Frontiers in child and adolescent psychiatry · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Alexander Tropea Department of Psychiatry , Weill Institute for Neurosciences, UCSF , San Francisco , CA , USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1034-9110
Brian T Andersona Department of Psychiatry , Weill Institute for Neurosciences, UCSF , San Francisco , CA , USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5023-660X
Andrew R Hookerc Osher Center for Integrative Medicine , UCSF , San Francisco , CA , USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7027-5144
Giancarlo Glickd School of Medicine , Brown University , Providence , RI , USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1089-7715
Christopher Stauffera Department of Psychiatry , Weill Institute for Neurosciences, UCSF , San Francisco , CA , USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0888-095X
Joshua D Woolleya Department of Psychiatry , Weill Institute for Neurosciences, UCSF , San Francisco , CA , USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6753-2093

Funding

TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCHERSR25MH060482 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI DANIEL H MATHALON, Susan M. Voglmaier · 2000 to 2026
$5.2M
6-week trial of oxytocin for co-occurring cocaine and opioid use disordersIK2CX001495 · VA · VETERANS AFFAIRS MED CTR SAN FRANCISCO · PI STAUFFER, CHRISTOPHER · 2017 to 2022
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CSRD VA IK2 CX001495NIMH NIH HHS R25 MH060482
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Contemporary research with classic psychedelic drugs (e.g., lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and psilocybin) is indebted to the twentieth-century researchers and clinicians who generated valuable clinical knowledge of these substances through experimentation. Several recent reviews that highlight the contributions of this early literature have focused on psychedelic-assisted individual psychotherapy modalities. None have attempted to systematically identify and compile experimental studies of psychedelic-assisted group therapy. In therapeutic settings, psychedelics were often used to enhance group therapy for a variety of populations and clinical indications. We report on the results of a systematic review of the published literature in English and Spanish on psychedelic-assisted group therapies. Publications are characterized by their clinical approach, experimental method, and clinical outcomes. Given the renewed interest in the clinical use of psychedelic medicines, this review aims to stimulate hypotheses to be tested in future research on psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, group process, and interpersonal functioning.

Indexed as

HallucinogensHumansLysergic Acid DiethylamidePsilocybinPsychotherapyPsychotherapy, GroupHallucinogensLysergic Acid DiethylamidePsilocybingroup therapyhallucinogenLSDpsilocybinPsychedelicpsychotherapy

Identifiers

PMID30950777
PMCPMC6650145

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