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Peter Gasser1

  • 1Private Practice, Solothurn, Switzerland. pgasser@gmx.net.

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Group therapy is common in psychotherapy, but psychedelic therapy has primarily used individual treatment. This article explores psychedelic group treatment models developed in Switzerland since 1985.

Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry and Psychology
  • Psychotherapy Research

Background:

  • Group gatherings are historically significant for social, healing, and spiritual purposes.
  • Psychotherapy widely adopted group treatment following psychoanalytic developments.
  • Psychedelic therapy predominantly utilizes individual treatment models in clinical research.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the development and application of psychedelic group treatment.
  • To present a model for psychedelic group therapy within a specific clinical context.

Main Methods:

  • Review of psychedelic group treatment protocols and clinical experiences.
  • Description of settings and frameworks established by the Swiss Medical Society for Psycholytic Therapy (SÄPT).

Main Results:

Keywords:
Group psychotherapyGroup therapyLimited use of scheduled substancesPsychedelic therapyPsychedelicsPsychedelics assisted therapy

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  • The Swiss experience provides a foundation for further research and implementation of group psychedelic therapy.