The Potential of Psychedelics for End of Life and Palliative Care

David B. Yaden, Sandeep M. Nayak, Natalie Gukasyan, Brian T. Anderson, Roland R. Griffiths

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter

Abstract

End of life and palliative care has improved in recent decades but the psychopharmacological options available to clinicians and patients in these contexts remain limited. In particular, psychological factors such as depression, existential distress, and well-being remain challenging to address with current medications. Here, we review recent research on the use of psychedelics in clinical settings with a particular focus on patients with life-threatening diagnoses. We propose that psychedelics may provide clinicians with an additional psychopharmacological treatment in the context of end of life and palliative care.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationCurrent Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages169-184
Number of pages16
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022

Publication series

NameCurrent Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences
Volume56
ISSN (Print)1866-3370
ISSN (Electronic)1866-3389

Keywords

  • End of Life
  • Palliative care
  • Psilocybin
  • Psychedelics
  • Psychiatry

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Behavioral Neuroscience

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