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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Psychiatry
  • Psychology

Background:

  • Psychedelics and hypnosis show therapeutic potential for psychopathologies.
  • Both methods share overlapping applications and neurophenomenological features.
  • The use of suggestion to enhance psychedelic therapy is an underexplored area.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore phenomenological and neurophysiological similarities and differences between psychedelic states and hypnosis.
  • To inform the combined use of psychedelics and hypnosis in psychotherapy.

Main Methods:

  • Review of recent phenomenological and neurophysiological research on psychedelics and hypnosis.
  • Summary of early investigations into combining psychedelics and hypnosis.
  • Highlighting commonalities and differences between the two modalities.

Main Results:

  • Psychedelics and hypnosis share commonalities that suggest potential therapeutic efficacy when combined.
  • Identified differences between the two phenomena warrant further investigation for combined use.

Conclusions:

  • Combining psychedelics with hypnosis may enhance therapeutic outcomes in psychotherapy.
  • Suggesting strategies for integrating hypnosis with psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy (preparation, acute phase, follow-up).
  • Further research is needed to explore the potential of combining suggestion and psychedelics.