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ArticleScientific reports2024

Psilocybin-assisted therapy and HIV-related shame.

Nicky J Mehtani, Mallory O Johnson, Peter S Hendricks, Jennifer Mitchell, Brian T Anderson

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Article in Scientific reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. The Emergence of Psilocybin in Psychiatry and Neuroscience.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Nicky J MehtaniDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, Sandler Neurosciences Bldg., Rm 510, 675 Nelson Rising Lane, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA. nicky.mehtani@ucsf.edu.
Mallory O JohnsonDepartment of Medicine, Division of Prevention Science, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Peter S HendricksDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Jennifer MitchellDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, Sandler Neurosciences Bldg., Rm 510, 675 Nelson Rising Lane, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA.
Brian T AndersonDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, Sandler Neurosciences Bldg., Rm 510, 675 Nelson Rising Lane, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA.

Funding

Virology CoreP30AI027763 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI Monica Gandhi · 1988 to 2026
$93.6M
Ujima Mentoring ProgramP30MH062246 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI MALLORY O JOHNSON · 2001 to 2026
$57.4M
Institutional Career Development Core SupplementKL2TR001870 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI KANAYA, ALKA M., SARKAR, URMIMALA · 2016 to 2025
$19.7M
Substance Use Disorders Treatment/Services Research Training ProgramT32DA007250 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI Derek D Satre, Janice Y Tsoh · 1991 to 2026
$7.4M
Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco P30MH062246NCATS NIH HHS KL2 TR001870NCATS NIH HHS KL2TR001870NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI027763NIDA NIH HHS T32 DA007250NIDA NIH HHS T32DA007250NIMH NIH HHS P30 MH062246
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As a proposed mediator between stigma-related stressors and negative mental health outcomes, HIV-related shame has been predictive of increased rates of substance use and difficulties adhering to antiretroviral treatment among people with HIV. These downstream manifestations have ultimately impeded progress toward national goals to End the HIV Epidemic, in part due to limited success of conventional psychotherapies in addressing HIV-related shame. In a pilot clinical trial (N = 12), receipt of psilocybin-assisted group therapy was associated with a large pre-post decrease in HIV-related shame as measured by the HIV and Abuse Related Shame Inventory, with a median (IQR) change of - 5.5 (- 6.5, - 3.5) points from baseline to 3-months follow-up (Z = - 2.6, p = 0.009, r = - 0.75). A paradoxical exacerbation of sexual abuse-related shame experienced by two participants following receipt of psilocybin raises critical questions regarding the use of psilocybin therapy among patients with trauma. These preliminary findings carry potential significance for the future of HIV care.

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HIV InfectionsPsilocybinShameAdultFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsSocial StigmaPsilocybinHIVLGBTQPsilocybinPsychedelicsPsychotherapyShameStigma

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PMID39095420
PMCPMC11297300

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