PMID- 33979868 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20211028 LR - 20211028 IS - 1439-0795 (Electronic) IS - 0176-3679 (Linking) VI - 54 IP - 4 DP - 2021 Jul TI - The Potential Role of Psychedelic Drugs in Mental Health Care of the Future. PG - 191-199 LID - 10.1055/a-1486-7386 [doi] AB - Serotonergic psychedelics such as psilocybin, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), or dimethyltryptamine (DMT), as well as psychoactive drugs that trigger phenomenologically- related experiences like 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) and ketamine, belong to the most promising treatment approaches in contemporary psychiatry. Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy is not only a new treatment paradigm in psychopharmacology, but it also requires a redefinition of psychotherapeutic processes and the contextualization of psychopharmacological interventions within a new treatment infrastructure. Crucial for future practice and research in the field are (1) informed patient referral and co-treatment practices, (2) screening (e. g., choosing the right patients for these therapies), (3) the dosing preparation sessions, (4) the assisted dosing sessions as well as after-care procedures such as (5) psychological integration and (6) supporting the development of structured patient communities. Definition of future treatment delivery infrastructures and requirements for therapist training are further challenges for research and practice. Finally, the implementation of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy in routine mental health care must be embedded into public communication about the potential and risks of these innovative therapeutic approaches. This paper provides a synopsis of challenges for practitioners, researchers, and regulators to be addressed in the approval processes of psychedelics. CI - Thieme. All rights reserved. FAU - Grunder, Gerhard AU - Grunder G AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7868-3903 AD - Central Institute of Mental Health, Department of Molecular Neuroimaging, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany. AD - OVID Health Systems GmbH, Berlin, Germany. FAU - Jungaberle, Henrik AU - Jungaberle H AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7634-4211 AD - OVID Health Systems GmbH, Berlin, Germany. AD - MIND Foundation gGmbH, Berlin, Germany. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20210512 PL - Germany TA - Pharmacopsychiatry JT - Pharmacopsychiatry JID - 8402938 RN - 0 (Hallucinogens) RN - 0 (Pharmaceutical Preparations) RN - 2RV7212BP0 (Psilocybin) RN - 8NA5SWF92O (Lysergic Acid Diethylamide) SB - IM MH - *Hallucinogens/therapeutic use MH - Humans MH - Lysergic Acid Diethylamide MH - Mental Health MH - *Pharmaceutical Preparations MH - Psilocybin/therapeutic use COIS- Drs. Grunder and Jungaberle are founders and CEOs of OVID Health Systems, Berlin. Dr. Jungaberle is founder and CEO of the MIND Foundation, Berlin. Dr. Grunder is chairman of the Advisory Board of the MIND Foundation. In addition, Dr. Grunder has served as consultant and advisory board member during the last three years for the following companies and institutions: Allergan, Boehringer Ingelheim, IQWiG, Lundbeck, Otsuka, Recordati, ROVI and Takeda. He has received honoraria as a speaker for Gedeon-Richter, Janssen-Cilag, Lundbeck, Otsuka and Recordati. He has received funding for clinical trials from Boehringer Ingelheim, Lundbeck and Saladax. He is the co-founder of Brainfoods GmbH and Mind and Brain Institute GmbH. EDAT- 2021/05/13 06:00 MHDA- 2021/10/29 06:00 CRDT- 2021/05/12 20:19 PHST- 2021/05/13 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/10/29 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/05/12 20:19 [entrez] AID - 10.1055/a-1486-7386 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Pharmacopsychiatry. 2021 Jul;54(4):191-199. doi: 10.1055/a-1486-7386. Epub 2021 May 12.