05-25-2014, 04:57 AM
(05-25-2014, 04:30 AM)Melissa Wrote: That kind of intuitive and deep healing is never or very, very rarely a part of a therapeutic process though. And it's still so far from 'regular' therapy that most people who seek help will not even be introduced to it.
Yeah this is not your regular, ordinary treatment.
If they are doing research on the benefits of psychedelics for treatment of depression & trauma, they are researching this type of treatment for clients w/ severe level pathology. The people most likely tried all the regular therapy and no progress so these treatment are showing additional possibilities (this is the case for use of LSD for trauma treatment). However, if the researchers find that psychedelics are safe (little risks, little aversive consequences) when used in controlled setting, it's possible they *could* use it for a wider population - so for people w/ less severe pathology. They are still trying to figure that out - who it's for, how you use it, when do you use it, etc.,.
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Btw for you research-haters out there (lol) this is why research is *so* important. It's ensuring safety and proper design of treatment protocol.